Word Meaning

Meaning of primary

- First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.
- First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools.
- First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance.
- Earliest formed; fundamental.
- Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.
- A primary meeting; a caucus.
- One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.
- A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet.

Crossword clue for primary

- Mother replaces head office in priory school for youngsters
- Of the first order