secondary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English secundarie, from Latin secundārius (“of the second class or quality”), from secundus (whence the English second) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary), equivalent to second + -ary; compare the French secondaire, the Italian secondario, the Occitan secundari, the Portuguese secundario, and the Spanish secundario.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, usually) Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
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(not-comparable, usually) Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body.
the work of secondary hands
- (not-comparable, usually) Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals.
- (not-comparable, usually) Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.
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(not-comparable, usually) Developed by pressure or other causes.
secondary cleavage
- (not-comparable, usually) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
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(not-comparable, usually) Dependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease.
Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.
the secondary symptoms of syphilis
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(not-comparable, usually) Of less than primary importance.
a secondary issue
the problem of sexual equality became even more secondary than before in the eyes of the kibbutz and of its women members.
1992, Deborah Bernstein, Pioneers and Homemakers: Jewish Women in Pre-state Israel, page 227:
- (not-comparable, usually) Related to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of (approximately) 11 and 18.
- (not-comparable, usually) Relating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials.
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(not-comparable, of a color, usually) Formed by mixing primary colors.
Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color.
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(not-comparable, usually) Representing a reversion to an ancestral state.
With the exception of a secondary loss in Dimecoenia, larvae of Ephydrini have prominent, ventral prolegs that bear crochets.
2016 May 27, Wayne M. Matthis, Luciane Marinoni, “Revision of Ephydrini Zetterstedt (Diptera: Ephydridae) from the Americas south of the United States”, in Zootaxa, volume 4116, number 1, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more secondary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most secondary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
octonary (Of less than primary importance.) · primary (Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.) · tertiary (Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals.) · quaternary (Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.) · vigenary · quinary (Developed by pressure or other causes.) · septenary (Dependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease.) · denary (Relating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials.) · senary (Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.) · duodenary (Representing a reversion to an ancestral state.) · nonary (Related to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of (approximately) 11 and 18.)
Deriveds
secondary world (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary victimisation (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary industry (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary fermentation (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary phosphine (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary fire (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary infection (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary school (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary amine (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · postsecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary liability (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary cell wall (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary education (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary sanction (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary smoking (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary virginity (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary stress (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary color (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary valence (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary hypothermia (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary ion mass spectrometry (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary radar (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary emission (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary sex characteristic (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary vaping (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary energy (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary tech (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary technical school (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary source (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary work (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary cell (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · circumsecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary research (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary drowning (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary surveillance radar (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · presecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary structure (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary root (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary market (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary diagonal (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary planet (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary alcohol (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary dominant (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary immunodeficiency (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary sector (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary circle (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary explosive (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · intersecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · supersecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary colour (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondarily (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary victimization (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondary intention (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · secondariness (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · nonsecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · Seconal (Terms derived from secondary (adjective)) · semisecondary (Terms derived from secondary (adjective))
Synonyms
Translations (44)
lt antrinis (succeeding first) · ar ثَانَوِي (succeeding first) · bg вторичен (succeeding first) · ja 二次的な (succeeding first) · pl drugorzędny (succeeding first) · ka მეორადი (succeeding first) · ro secundar (succeeding first) · fi sekundaarinen (succeeding first) · ca secundària (succeeding first) · id sekunder (succeeding first) · bg помощен (acting by deputation) · fr secondaire (succeeding first) · pl pomocniczy (acting by deputation) · pt secundário (succeeding first) · gd dàrnach (succeeding first) · vi thứ hai (succeeding first) · es suplente (acting by deputation) · ja 副次的な (succeeding first) · yi צווייטיק (succeeding first) · fi toissijainen (succeeding first) · gl secundario (succeeding first) · ja 二義的な (succeeding first) · vi thứ cấp (succeeding first) · es secundario (succeeding first) · hi दूसरा (succeeding first) · eo sekundara (succeeding first) · el δευτερεύων (succeeding first) · ru втори́чный (succeeding first) · vi thứ nhì (succeeding first) · ml ദ്വിതീയ (succeeding first) · nrf s'gondaithe (succeeding first) · eo duagrada (succeeding first) · da sekundær (succeeding first) · nl plaatsvervangend (acting by deputation) · eo duaperioda (succeeding first) · nl secundair (succeeding first) · it secondaria (succeeding first) · it secondario (succeeding first) · tr ikincil (succeeding first) · io sekundara (succeeding first) · hi द्वितीय (succeeding first) · tt икенчел (succeeding first) · ca secundari (succeeding first) · de sekundär (succeeding first)