🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

प्राथमिक

Pronunciation / Transliteration: prāthamik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Primary/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"परियोजना का प्राथमिक लक्ष्य समुदाय की स्वास्थ्य में सुधार करना है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of chief importance; principal.

    "The primary goal of the project is to improve community health."
As noun
  1. 1

    A primary election.

    "The candidates campaigned vigorously leading up to the primary."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'primary' originates from the Latin 'primarius', meaning 'of the first rank', which evolved through Old French 'primarie' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from denoting rank to indicating importance or precedence in various contexts.

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