primaries

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primaries - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Primaries.
     1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a
        chief matter.
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     2. A primary meeting; a caucus.
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     3. (Zool.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a
        bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.
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     4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a
        double star. See under Planet.
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