"secondary" meaning in All languages combined

See secondary on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛkənd(ə)rɪ/ [UK], /ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/ [US] Audio: en-us-secondary.ogg [US] Forms: secondary [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: second + -ary Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|second|ary}} second + -ary Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. second, next in order to the first or primary.
    Sense id: simple-secondary-en-adj-tFdbOx9B Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. of less than primary importance.
    Sense id: simple-secondary-en-adj-FZ3W9Qy6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ary
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