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Definition of secondary

"secondary" in the noun sense

1. secondary

the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

2. secondary coil, secondary winding, secondary

coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

"secondary" in the adjective sense

1. secondary

being of second rank or importance or value not direct or immediate

"the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"

"a secondary source"

"a secondary issue"

"secondary streams"

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern

inferior in rank or status

"the junior faculty"

"a lowly corporal"

"petty officialdom"

"a subordinate functionary"

3. secondary

depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

"a secondary infection"

4. secondary

not of major importance

"played a secondary role in world events"

5. secondary

belonging to a lower class or rank

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Quotations for secondary

Accent and emphasis are the pith of reading; punctuation is but secondary. [ Disraeli ]

Amid the most mercenary ages it is but a secondary sort of admiration that is bestowed upon magnificence. [ Shenstone ]

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secondary in Scrabble®

The word secondary is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

acnodes, candors, canoers, coarsen, corands, corneas, crayons, cyanose, dancers, deacons, sarcode, scorned

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The word secondary is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

acnodes, candors, canoers, coarsen, corands, corneas, crayons, cyanose, dancers, deacons, sarcode, scorned

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Words within the letters of secondary

2 letter words in secondary (15 words)

ad an ar as ay do en no on or os re so ya ye

3 letter words in secondary (59 words)

ace ado ads and any arc are ars aye ays cad can car cay cod con coy cry day den dey doe don dos dry dye ear end ens eon era nay nod nor nos oar ode one ore ors ran ray red rod roe rye sac sad say sea sod son soy yar yea yen yes yod yon

4 letter words in secondary (106 words)

5 letter words in secondary (115 words)

6 letter words in secondary (61 words)

7 letter words in secondary (12 words)

acnodes candors canoers coarsen corands corneas crayons cyanose dancers deacons sarcode scorned

8 letter words in secondary (3 words)

crayoned cyanosed deaconry

9 letter words in secondary (1 word)

secondary

secondary + 1 blank (1 word)

androcytes

secondary + 2 blanks (4 words)

acronymised secondarily sideromancy subdeaconry

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Words containing the sequence secondary

Words that start with secondary (1 word)

secondary

Words with secondary in them (1 word)

secondary

Words that end with secondary (2 words)

postsecondary secondary

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Word Growth involving secondary

Shorter words in secondary

on con second

Longer words containing secondary

postsecondary