Secondary
11secondary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) coming after, less important than, or resulting from something primary. 2) relating to education for children from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen. DERIVATIVES secondarily adverb …
12secondary — In English practice, an officer of the courts of king s bench and common pleas; so called because he was second or next to the chief officer. In the king s bench he was called Master of the King s Bench Office, and was a deputy of the… …
13secondary — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. of second rank, importance, or value b. of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists < the fourth syllable of basketball team… …
14secondary — secondarily /sek euhn der euh lee, sek euhn dair /, adv. secondariness, n. /sek euhn der ee/, adj., n., pl. secondaries. adj. 1. next after the first in order, place, time, etc. 2. belonging or pertaining to a second order, division, stage,… …
15secondary — sec|ond|ar|y [ sekən,deri ] adjective * 1. ) less important than something else: His feelings in the matter are of secondary importance. He only played a secondary role. secondary to: The color of the car is secondary to its quality and price. 2 …
16secondary */*/*/ — UK [ˈsekənd(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈsekənˌderɪ] adjective 1) relating to the education of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 primary and secondary education secondary teachers/pupils 2) less important than something else His feelings in the matter …
17secondary — [[t]se̱kəndri, AM deri[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n, also v link ADJ to n If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else. The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining …
18secondary — adjective 1 secondary education/schooling/teaching etc the education, teaching etc of children between the ages of 11 and 16 2 not as important or urgent as something else: a secondary role | be of secondary importance/be a secondary… …
19secondary — sec|ond|a|ry W2 [ˈsekəndəri US deri] adj 1.) secondary education/schooling/teaching etc the education, teaching etc of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 2.) not as important as something else ▪ the novel s secondary characters… …
20secondary — adj. & n. adj. 1 coming after or next below what is primary. 2 derived from or depending on or supplementing what is primary. 3 (of education, a school, etc.) for those who have had primary education, usu. from 11 to 18 years. 4 Electr. a (of a… …
