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    /ˈpraɪˌmeri/ /Brit ˈpraɪməri/
    
 
    
    adjective
    
    always used before a noun
    
    most important :main
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    most basic or essential
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    happening or coming first
    
    
    
    
    
    not coming from or dependent on something else
    
    
    
    chiefly Brit :relating to the education of young children
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -ries
    
    [count] US :an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger and more important election