Crossword-Solution: PRIMARY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Primary | a. | First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original. |
| Primary | a. | First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools. |
| Primary | a. | First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance. |
| Primary | a. | Earliest formed; fundamental. |
| Primary | a. | Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement. |
| Primary | n. | That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter. |
| Primary | n. | A primary meeting; a caucus. |
| Primary | n. | One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird. |
| Primary | n. | A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet. |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with PRIMARY (5)
Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private-sector economy, with canned tuna the primary export.
The planting of flowers on Fanny’s grave had been perhaps but a species of elusion of the primary grief, and now it was as if his intention had been known and circumvented.
Features added to a program or system to make it more {flavorful} from a hacker's point of view, without necessarily adding to its utility for its primary function.
The most interesting aspect of their use, FREEMAN said, could be seen as a paradox: teachers in elementary and secondary schools requested access to primary source materials but, at the same time, found that "primariness" itself made these materials difficult for their students to use.
Once the Civil War began, Lincoln's primary goal was to maintain or reestablish the union of all the states.
Quotes with PRIMARY (3)
Jesus didn't come to earth to establish a new religion. He came to restore a broken relationship. He came to make the primary, primary again. The secondary activity of obedience to the law of God was always intended to serve the primary activity: to love God and enjoy Him forever. When that is primary, the secondary becomes a labor of love, a joyful, and "easy" burden to bear. (Matthew 11:28-30
A primary requirement in every enterprise in habit-formation is self-confidence.
An abolitionist is, as I have developed that notion, one who (1) maintains that we cannot justify animal use, however “humane” it may be; (2) rejects welfare campaigns that seek more “humane” exploitation, or single-issue campaigns that seek to portray one form of animal exploitation as morally worse than other forms of animal exploitation (e.g., a campaign that seeks to distinguish fur from wool or leather); and (3) regards veganism, or the complete rejection of the consumpt…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 25 times in crossword archives (1946–2024).