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| sec·ond·ar·y [ sékən dèrree ] |
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1. not primary or major: subordinate to something else
  matters of secondary importance
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2. derived from something original: derived from or reliant on something original
a secondary source
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3. medicine happening as result of other illness: happening as a result of another disorder or condition
secondary tumors
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4. education occurring after primary school: intended for students who have completed their primary education, usually for children in grades 7 to 12
a secondary school
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5. birds growing along inner edge of wing: describes feathers that grow along the trailing edge of the inner segment of a bird's wing
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6. electricity electrically induced: describes a circuit or coil that has an electric current produced by induction
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7. industry involved in manufacturing: involved in the manufacture of goods from raw materials
a secondary industry
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8. chemistry organic carbon compound: describes an organic compound that has a carbon atom attached to three organic groups, at least one of which is chemically active
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9. chemistry relating to organic nitrogen compound: describes an amine that has two alkyl groups and one hydrogen atom attached to a nitrogen atom
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10. botany of rapidly dividing tissue: relating to or derived from rapidly dividing tissue cambium that gives rise to increased girth, not increased length
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noun (plural sec·ond·ar·ies) |
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1. somebody or something secondary: somebody or something that is secondary or subordinate
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2. medicine secondary tumor: a cancerous growth at a site remote from that of the original malignant tumor
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3. birds secondary feather: a feather that grows along the trailing edge of the inner segment of a bird's wing
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4. electricity induced coil or circuit: a coil or circuit in which an induced current flows
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| [14th century. < Latin secondarius< secundus (see second1)] |
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