primaries

noun

coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

adjective

of or being the essential or basic part

most important element

not derived from or reducible to something else

of first rank or importance or value

Roots

primusprim- · Latin · first

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