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Primary Education Adjective ˈpraɪməri ˈpraɪmeri Teachers Objective/Goal/Purpose Aim

Word3 primary
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈpraɪməri/ /ˈpraɪmeri/
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  • primary teachers
  • primary education
  • our primary objective/goal/purpose
  • the primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken english.
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primary

(adjective)/ˈpraɪməri/ /ˈpraɪmeri/
  1. connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven
    • COMPARE elementary
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/elementary
    • primary teachers
    • primary education
  2. main; most important; basic
    • SYNONYM prime
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/prime_2
    • our primary objective/goal/purpose
    • The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
    • Our primary concern must be the children.
    • Good healthcare is of primary importance.
    • The film's primary focus is on two families.
    • What is the primary reason for global warming?
  3. developing or happening first; earliest
    • Researchers are conducting studies to determine the primary causes of this phenomenon.
    • The disease is still in its primary stage.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.
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