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1. (noun) secondary
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

2. (noun) secondary coil, secondary winding, secondary
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

3. (adj) 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"

4. (adj) junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern
inferior in rank or status
"the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

5. (adj) secondary
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
"a secondary infection"

6. (adj) secondary
not of major importance
"played a secondary role in world events"

7. (adj) secondary
belonging to a lower class or rank

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