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secondary, adj.
freq. cnt. 11
more info being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

secondary

sample sentences

"the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"
"a secondary source"
"a secondary issue"
"secondary streams"
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antonym
primary
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also see
inessential, unessential unoriginal
similar to
alternative, alternate, substitute auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary, subsidiary collateral indirect secondhand second-string standby thirdhand tributary utility, substitute vicarious
more info belonging to a lower class or rank
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secondary
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similar to
subordinate, low-level
more info not of major importance
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secondary

sample sentences

"played a secondary role in world events"
semantic pointers
similar to
minor
more info depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
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secondary

sample sentences

"a secondary infection"
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similar to
incidental, incident
more info inferior in rank or status
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

junior-grade lower-ranking lowly petty secondary subaltern

sample sentences

"the junior faculty"
"a lowly corporal"
"petty officialdom"
"a subordinate functionary"
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derivationally related form
pettiness
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derivationally related form
subaltern
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junior