secondary

Definition

  • adjective: not as important or valuable as something else
  • adjective: of 'second' rank, importance, or value
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: janus-like, maxwell triangle, munsell scale

Examples

  • The biography uses mostly 'secondary' sources. [=information that did not come from original/primary sources but came from research done by others]

  • There are some 'secondary' issues/considerations which must be taken into account as well.

  • In some children's books, the text is 'secondary to' the illustrations.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) but... I pulled my gun once. Shot it once. - Really? - It was my first one of these. We were a secondary unit. I was pretty shaky going in. I was a rookie. We bust open the door looking for this junkie, the fucker opened fire on us. One cop got hit in the arm. (..)
    1995 Se7en