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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Primaries}.
1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a
chief matter.
2. A primary meeting; a caucus.
3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint
of a bird's wing. See {Plumage}, and Illust. of {Bird}.
4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a
double star. See under {Planet}.