- Primariness
- Primariness Pri"ma*ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being primary, or first in time, in act, or in intention. --Norris. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Primariness
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primariness — (ˈ)prī|merēnə̇s, ˈprīm(ə)rē noun ( es) : the quality or state of being primary this primariness of elements, these gaseous atoms Saul Levitt … Useful english dictionary
primariness — n. centrality, fundamentality, essentialness, state of being primary … English contemporary dictionary
primariness — pri·mari·ness … English syllables
primary — primariness, n. /pruy mer ee, meuh ree/, adj., n., pl. primaries. adj. 1. first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life. 2. first in order in any series, sequence, etc. 3. first in time; earliest; primitive.… … Universalium
