Definition of "secondary" []

• Of the second rank; not primary. (adjective)
• Inferior. (adjective)
• Minor; lesser. (adjective)
• Derived from what is primary or original: a secondary source; a secondary infection. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing. (adjective)

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• "Lorrie Norrington, President of eBay Marketplaces, defined what eBay meant by the term secondary market in answering a two-part question from one of the analysts in attendance."
• "After exactly two decades, Dr Melvyn Kershaw has packed up his rucksack and left the comprehensive whose stewardship has earned him the title secondary school headteacher of the year."
• "The defense loses five starters, but defensive tackle Jared Crick anchors a strong line, and the secondary is the deepest it's been in years."