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Main Entry: 1pri·ma·ry Pronunciation: \ˈprī-ˌmer-ē, ˈprīm-(ə-)rē\ Function: adjective 1 a (1): first in order of time or development (2): relating to or being the deciduous teeth and especially the 20 deciduous teeth in the human set b (1): arising spontaneously : idiopathic <primary insomnia> <the absence of any pelvic abnormality confirmed the diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea> (2): being an initial tumor or site especially of cancer <efforts to find the primary tumor have failed—Raphael Feinmesser> c: providing primary care <a primary physician> 2: not derivable from other colors, odors, or tastes 3: belonging to the first group or order in successive divisions, combinations, or ramifications <primary nerves> 4: of, relating to, or being the amino acid sequence in proteins <primary protein structure>—compare secondary 3, tertiary 2c 5: resulting from the substitution of one of two or more atoms or groups in a molecule; especially : being or characterized by a carbon atom having a bond to only one other carbon atom |
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\  \ as a in abut\   \ as u in abut\
\ as e in kitten \ r \ as ur/er in further \ a \ as a in ash \  \ as a
in ace \ ä \ as o in mop \ a  \ as ou
in out \ b \ as in baby \ ch \ as ch in chin \ d \ as d in did \ e \ as e in bet \  \ as ea in easy \ \ as y in easy \ f \ as f in fifty |
\ g \ as g in go \ h \ as h in hat \ i \ as i in hit \  \ as i in ice \ j \ as j in job \ k \ as k in kin \  \ as ch in ich dien \ l \ as l in lily \ m \ as m in murmur \ n \ as n in own \  \ as ng
in sing \  \ as o
in go\  \ as aw
in law \ i \ as oy
in boy \ p \ as p in pepper |
\ r \ as r in red \ s \ as s in less> \ sh \ as sh in shy \ t \ as t in tie \ th \ as th in thin \ th \ as th in the \ ü \ as oo in loot \ \ as oo
in foot \ v \ as v in vivid \ w \ as w in away \ y \ as y in yet \ yü \ as you in youth \ y \
as u in curable \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |