Secondary
21secondary — sec·ond·ary sek ən .der ē adj 1) not first in order of occurrence or development: as a) dependent or consequent on another disease <secondary diabetes> <Bright s disease is often secondary to scarlet fever> b) occurring or being in… …
22secondary — sec•ond•ar•y [[t]ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ar•ies 1) next after the first in order, rank, or time 2) not primary or original: secondary sources of historical research[/ex] 3) of minor or lesser importance 4) of or pertaining to secondary… …
23secondary — /ˈsɛkəndri / (say sekuhndree), Originally US / dɛri/ (say deree) adjective 1. next after the first in order, place, time, importance, etc. 2. belonging or relating to a second order, division, stage, period, rank, or the like. 3. derived or… …
24secondary*/ — [ˈsekənd(ə)ri] adj 1) relating to the education of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 primary and secondary education[/ex] secondary teachers/pupils[/ex] 2) less important than something else The colour of the car is secondary to its… …
25secondary — 1. adjective a) Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color. b) Acting by deputation or …
26secondary — adj. secondary to * * * [ sekənd(ə)rɪ] secondary to …
27secondary — adjective 1) a secondary issue Syn: less important, subordinate, lesser, minor, peripheral, incidental, ancillary, subsidiary, nonessential, inessential, of little account, unimportant Ant: primary 2) …
28secondary — adjective 1) a secondary issue Syn: less important, subordinate, lesser, minor, peripheral, incidental, subsidiary 2) secondary infections Syn: accompanying, attendant, concomitant …
29Secondary — Reptilian Rep*til i*an ( an), a. Belonging to the reptiles. [1913 Webster] {Reptilian age} (Geol.), that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of… …
30secondary — low level low level adj. 1. weak; not intense; as, low level radiation. [WordNet 1.5] 2. lower in rank or importance. [Narrower terms: {adjunct, assistant}; {associate(prenominal) ; {buck ; {deputy(prenominal), proxy(prenominal) ; {subject,… …
