secondary
/ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/
noun
- A person or thing that is less important or of lower rank than another.
- The secondary in the relay race runs the second leg.
- In the company, the manager is the primary, and the assistant is the secondary.
- The team has one lead investigator and several secondaries.
adjective
- Less important than something else; of second rank or importance.
- The secondary effects of the medication include drowsiness.
- Safety is our primary concern; cost is secondary.
- She focused on the main plot and ignored the secondary characters.
- Coming after or resulting from something else; not original or primary.
- Secondary sources like textbooks summarize primary research.
- The study used secondary data collected by other researchers.
- A secondary infection developed after the flu.
- Relating to education for children typically between the ages of 11 and 18.
- He graduated from secondary school last year.
- Secondary education prepares students for college or careers.
- She teaches math at a secondary school.
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