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nonprimary

nonprimary adjective: not primary.

Adjective

nonprimary (not comparable)

  1. Not primary.

Forms of nonprimary

alternative formnon-primary

Origin of nonprimary

From non- + primary. Piecewise doublet of nonpremier.

Questions about nonprimary

What does nonprimary mean?
Nonprimary means not primary.
What part of speech is nonprimary?
Nonprimary is an adjective.

Words near nonprimary in the dictionary

  1. nonpreventive
  2. nonprice
  3. nonprickly
  4. nonpriestly
  5. nonprimal
  6. nonprimary
  7. nonprimate
  8. nonprimates
  9. nonprime
  10. nonprimed
  11. nonprimes

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