Synonyms for Primary (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit):
primary coil, primary winding
WordNet sense 2 (one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing):
primary feather, primary quill
WordNet sense 3 (of or being the essential or basic part):
elemental, elementary
WordNet sense 4 ((of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary):
original
WordNet sense 5 (being an immediate result or consequence):
direct
WordNet sense 6 (most important element):
chief, main, principal
WordNet sense 7 (of great significance or value):
of import
WordNet sense 8 (of primary importance):
basal
WordNet sense 9 (basic and fundamental):
essential
WordNet sense 10 (not derived; primary or simple):
underived
WordNet sense 11 (a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen):
primary election
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