1. the large flight feathers on a bird’s wing, located between the body and the primary feathers
Usage: ornithology
2. things that are second in order of importance or rank
3. secondary schools or the education provided at that level
Usage: education

Examples

• The bird’s secondaries were damaged in the accident, affecting its ability to fly.
• Ornithologists study the pattern of secondaries to identify different species.
• The company focused on its core products and treated the others as secondaries.
• In the budget meeting, they discussed which projects were primaries and which were secondaries.
• The district is building new secondaries to accommodate the growing student population.
• Students transition from primaries to secondaries around age eleven in this system.