n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: FIRST 2, earliest, initial, maiden, original, pioneer, prime
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Synonyms: PRIMITIVE 4, primeval, primevous, primitial
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Synonyms: FUNDAMENTAL 1, basal, basic, bottom, foundational, meat-and-potatoes, radical, underlying
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Synonyms: DIRECT 4, firsthand, immediate
5 not based on or derived from something else FF1C; the primary studies in nuclear physics FF1E;
Synonyms: original, prime, primitive, underivative, underived
Related Words: first, firsthand; basic, foundational, fundamental, principal, underlying
Contrasted Words: derivate, derivational, derivative, derived; borrowed, secondhand
Antonyms: secondary