Synonym: basic, chief, dominant, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, important, leading, main, paramount, principal. Antonym: secondary. Similar words: primarily, prime, summary, rim, trim, shrimp, image, experiment. Meaning: ['praɪmərɪ] n. 1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen 2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing 3. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit. adj. 1. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand 2. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic 3. most important element 4. of or being the essential or basic part 5. of primary importance.
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31) Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
32) Personal safety is of primary importance .
33) The government's primary concern is to reduce crime.
34) Parents are a child's primary role models.
35) Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms.
36) During the primary elections, McCain was Bush's leading opponent.
37) Researchers try to quote primary sources wherever possible.
38) How is primary health care best delivered?
39) She was a guiding spirit in primary education.
40) Ozone is the earth's primary filter for ultraviolet radiation.
41) The primary need is to identify problem areas.
42) She jumped the fourth grade in primary school.
43) The initial impact of the reforms will be felt most keenly in primary schools.
44) A topic-based approach can be hard to assess in primary schools with a typical spread of ability.
45) Many of the villagers rely on fishing as their primary source of income.
46) His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
47) It takes a year to do a PGCE and then you can teach in a primary or secondary school.
48) Her main/primary purpose in suing the newspaper for libel was to clear her name.
49) Stress marks above the line indicate primary stress,(sentencedict.com)(sentencedict .com) while those below the line show secondary stress.
50) Our primary focus this term will be on group work.
51) She has two daughters. One is a primary school teacher, the other a musician.
52) People have no letters at the primary stage of civilization.
53) Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education?
54) The paper looks at the future of primary school education.
55) A primary school is the first school you go to.
56) It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body.
57) Tiffany conceptualized herself as a mother, whose primary task was to feed her baby.
58) The lower primary pupils are well integrated into the life of the school.
59) The candidate's brain trust is gathering this weekend to plan strategy for the primary election.
60) Primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the service.