Primary

prī′mar-i, adj. first: original: chief: primitive: elementary, preparatory.— n. that which is highest in rank or importance: a planet in relation to its satellite or satellites.— adv. Prī′marily .— ns. Prī′marine , the state of being first in time, act, or intention; Prī′mary-ac′cent , the accent immediately after a bar in music.— ns.pl. Prī′mary-col′ours , the colours obtained by pa ing the sun's rays through a prism: the colours of the rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet; Prī′mary-plan′ets , planets revolving round the sun—not satellites; Prī′mary-quills , the largest feathers of a bird's wing; Prī′mary-rocks , the rocks which seem to have been first formed and contain no animal remains, as granites, .