Entry Word: secondary

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 taken or created from something original or basic <history textbooks are secondary sources for historical information and do not represent original research>

Synonyms derivative, secondhand

Related Words unoriginal; consequent, resultant

Near Antonyms fundamental, nonderivative; first, primary

Antonyms basic, original

2 of little or less value or merit <while we were rushing to the hospital, I was worried about the car breaking down, but that was a secondary concern> — see inferior 2