MEANING
The position of being first in importance, authority, or precedence.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- primacy of evidence
- legal primacy
On the page
The guidelines affirm the primacy of participant safety.
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Word forms
- Base
- primacy
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.
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