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(satellite adjective) belonging to a lower class or rank |
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(satellite adjective) not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events" |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: primary |
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(satellite adjective) depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection" |
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(adjective) of the stage of education and schools preceding collegiate; "secondary school"; "high school" |
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Synonyms: high |
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Antonyms: elementary, intermediate |
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(noun) the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
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Related Words: formation |
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(noun) current is induced in the secondary coil by passing a current through the primary coil |
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Synonyms: secondary coil, secondary winding |
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Related Words: coil |
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(satellite adjective) inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" |
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Synonyms: inferior, junior-grade, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, subaltern, subordinate |
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