Hyphenation of primary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word primary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pri-ma-ry

Definitions of primary:

1.
A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
2.
One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
3.
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
4.
Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
5.
Of first rank or importance or value
Direct and immediate rather than secondary Primary goals A primary effect Primary sources A primary interest
6.
Not derived from or reducible to something else
Basic A primary instinct
7.
Most important element
The chief aim of living The main doors were of solid glass The principal rivers of America The principal example Policemen were primary targets The master bedroom A master switch
8.
Of or being the essential or basic part
An elementary need for love and nurturing
9.
Of primary importance

Synonyms of primary:

adj primary, capital, direct, firsthand, first-string, original, particular, special, essential, first, original
adj underived
adj chief, main, principal, important, of import
adj elementary, basic
adj basal, basic, essential
nounprimary election, election
nounprimary feather, primary quill, flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
nounprimary coil, primary winding, coil

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