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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 carries secondary stress> cof a tense : expressive of past time2 a: immediately derived from something original, primary, or basic b: of, relating to, or being the induced current or its circuit in an induction coil or transformer <secondary voltage> c: characterized by or resulting from the substitution of two atoms or groups in a molecule <a secondary salt>
; especially : being, characterized by, or attached to a carbon atom having bonds to two other carbon atoms d
(1): not first in order of occurrence or development
(2): dependent or consequent on another disease or condition <secondary hypertension>
(3): produced by activity of formative tissue and especially cambium other than that at a growing point <secondary growth> <secondary phloem>3 a: of, relating to, or being the second order or stage in a series b: of, relating to, or being the second segment of the wing of a bird or the quills of this segment c: of or relating to a secondary school <secondary education>
— sec·ond·ar·i·ly
\ˌse-kən-ˈder-ə-lē\
adverb
— sec·ond·ar·i·ness
\ˈse-kən-ˌder-ē-nəs\
noun
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