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Moderatesecondary
The correct spelling is secondary.
How to pronounce secondary
/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/
nounIPA: /ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/
Say it like: Sec-ond-aree
The correct spelling is secondary. Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird. For example: "the secondary, or undersheriff, of the city of London"
Usage Examples
“the secondary, or undersheriff, of the city of London”
“There are four secondaries in this district, each with several thousand pupils.”
“the work of secondary hands”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.
- 2.An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.
- 3.The defensive backs.
- 4.An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar
- 5.One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.
adjective
- 1.Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- 2.Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body
- 3.Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals
- 4.Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.
- 5.Developed by pressure or other causes.
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