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Meaning of 'secondary'
Meaning of 'secondary' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Secondary 
[ a.]
- Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place,
origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first
order or rate. [ a.]- Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.
- Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary.
- Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteertion or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes.
- Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
- Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occuring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.
2. Secondary [ n.]
- One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary
place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief
officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London. [ n.]- A secondary circle.
- A satellite.
- A secondary quill.
Meaning of 'secondary' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. secondary [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
- being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
Example in sentence:
- a secondary issue;
- a secondary source;
- secondary streams;
- the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
2. secondary [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
- depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
Example in sentence:
- a secondary infection
Meaning (3):
- not of major importance
- not of major importance
Example in sentence:
- played a secondary role in world events
Meaning (4):
- inferior in rank or status
- inferior in rank or status
Example in sentence:
- a lowly corporal;
- a subordinate functionary;
- petty officialdom;
- the junior faculty
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