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secondary in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- inferior in rank or status
"the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
junior-grade lower-ranking lowly petty secondary subaltern
- being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
"the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
secondary
- depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
"a secondary infection"
secondary
- not of major importance
"played a secondary role in world events"
secondary
- belonging to a lower class or rank
secondary
noun- coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
secondary coil secondary winding secondary
- the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
secondary
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