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From the beginning, about the rude altar of the god, to the days of Goethe, of Leopardi, and of Victor Hugo, the poet is the leader in the dance of life; and the phrase by which we name his singularity, the poetic temperament, denotes the primacy of that passion in his blood with which the frame of other men is less richly charged.
George Edward Woodberry

Meaning of "primacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIMACY

primacy  [ˈpraɪməsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIMACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Primacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIMACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of primacy in the English dictionary

The definition of primacy in the dictionary is the state of being first in rank, grade, etc. Other definition of primacy is the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or the pope.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIMACY


animacy
ˈænɪməsɪ
Christmassy
ˈkrɪsməsɪ
contumacy
ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ
diathermacy
ˌdaɪəˈθɜːməsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
docimasy
ˈdɒsɪməsɪ
humusy
ˈhjuːməsɪ
illegitimacy
ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
monochromasy
ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməsɪ
paronomasy
ˌpærəˈnɒməsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
polypharmacy
ˌpɒlɪˈfɑːməsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
ultimacy
ˈʌltɪməsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIMACY

prima ballerina
prima donna
prima facie
prima-facie evidence
primacies
primaeval
primaevally
primage
primal
primal scream
primal scream therapy
primal therapy
primality
primally
primaquine
primaries
primarily
primariness
primary
primary accent

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIMACY

adequacy
advocacy
bureaucracy
conspiracy
delicacy
democracy
dollar diplomacy
efficacy
fallacy
gunboat diplomacy
lacy
legacy
legitimacy
literacy
piracy
privacy
racy
shuttle diplomacy
Tracy
White supremacy

Synonyms and antonyms of primacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRIMACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «primacy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of primacy

Translation of «primacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIMACY

Find out the translation of primacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of primacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «primacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

至高无上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primacía
570 millions of speakers

English

primacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रधानता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أولوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первенство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primazia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রথম স্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

primauté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

keutamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorrang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

首位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Primacy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức giáo trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதன்மையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वश्रेष्ठता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öncelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

primato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prymat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

першість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întâietate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεροχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorrang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

företräde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forrang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of primacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIMACY»

The term «primacy» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.085 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIMACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about primacy

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9 QUOTES WITH «PRIMACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word primacy.
1
Jeremy Hardy
For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as long as one kind of connection does not have primacy over all the others. Heredity, race and nationhood are not the best criteria by which to judge our fellow humans.
2
Tom Hiddleston
Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility.
3
Johan Huizinga
The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards.
4
Dennis Lehane
I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic.
5
Karl Lehmann
I believe that Orthodoxy has been thinking lately, and despite other impressions, that we can't have full sacramental communion if we don't first have a fundamental agreement on the question of the primacy, that still isn't there.
6
Sol LeWitt
I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art.
7
David Novak
The relationship between God and his people was always the one having absolute primacy, the one that had basically to determine all human relationships, whether those within the covenanted community itself or those between the covenanted community and the outside world.
8
Fred Tomaselli
I've come to believe in the primacy of form - the notion of art seducing you through your senses, through your eyeballs.
9
George Edward Woodberry
From the beginning, about the rude altar of the god, to the days of Goethe, of Leopardi, and of Victor Hugo, the poet is the leader in the dance of life; and the phrase by which we name his singularity, the poetic temperament, denotes the primacy of that passion in his blood with which the frame of other men is less richly charged.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIMACY»

Discover the use of primacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to primacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Papal Primacy: From Its Origins to the Present
This book traces the development of the idea of a papacy as center of teaching and jurisdiction from its earliest Roman beginnings, through centuries of development, the great papal schism and the struggles over conciliarism and Gallicansim ...
Klaus Schatz, 1996
2
The Primacy of Movement
This expanded second edition carries forward the initial insights into the biological and existential significances of animation by taking contemporary research findings in cognitive science and philosophy and in neuroscience into critical ...
Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, 2011
3
The Primacy of Perception: And Other Essays on ...
Taken together, the studies in this volume provide a systematic introduction to the major themes of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. This book consists of Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, James M. Edie, 1964
4
Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740
This is the first detailed account of that hegemony from its sixteenth-century origins to the final collapse of the Dutch trading system in the eighteenth century.
Jonathan I. Israel, 1989
5
Primacy
Tens of thousands of monkeys and apes suffer in animal testing labs.
Joel E. Fishman, 2011
6
The Primacy of Politics: Social Democracy and the Making of ...
This is a study of European social democracy that rewrites the intellectual and political history of the modern era while putting contemporary debates about globalization in their proper intellectual and historical context.
Sheri Berman, 2006
7
The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power, and ...
The book examines the war through the eyes of the journalists who filed reports from China, Japan, Russia, Europe, and the United States showing how the war changed outside perceptions of the relative power of China and Japan and the ...
S. C. M. Paine, 2005
8
Primacy
Eloquently written with appropriate vernacular and speech of the situational characters, this story brings into stark visualization a vivid visitation for the reader.
Barry D. Wade, 2010
9
The Primacy of Caring: Stress and Coping in Health and Illness
This text, winner of two American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards in 1988, is an ideal supplement for courses in advanced medical/surgical nursing, community health nursing, and particularly for nursing trends and issues courses.
Patricia E. Benner, Judith Wrubel, 1989
10
Samuel Beckett and the Primacy of Love
This book presents a comprehensive, and highly original argument about the fundamental literary value and the underlying psychological meaning of Beckett's work.
John Keller, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIMACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term primacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Talks with Pak should not become victim of Gurdaspur attack
Another foreign service hand pointed out that in Washington's scheme, the primacy of Af-Pak developments was evident from the recent visit to ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
What Happens When the Sappiness of 'The Bachelor' Meets the …
So, you win, jacket copywriter: I suppose the ability to insist, straight-faced, on the primacy of love in the complexly ironic world of reality TV ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
The Keys to Designing Cities With Fewer Traffic Fatalities
Pedestrian islands, wide sidewalks, plazas and bike lanes are all part of an environment that reduces the primacy of the automobile—as well ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
4
COLUMN-The problem lies not in our shareholders, but our …
... now accounting for 70 percent of profits, laying the blame squarely on the philosophy that gives primacy to the interests of shareholders. «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Website names Kansas City's Westport the 'Brooklyn of Missouri'
The authors gave a nod to Cherokee Street in St. Louis, but ultimately handed the title to Westport, noting its primacy as an entertainment ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
6
Sections of India Inc imaptient over calm pace of reforms
... emphasis on good governance and a corruption-free administration; engagement with all states equally in a federal temper and primacy of ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
7
Hillary Clinton Just Released Her First Major Climate Change …
... policy proposals for her vision for tackling climate change and ensuring the United States' primacy as the "world's clean energy superpower.". «Mic, Jul 15»
8
Don't debate for debate's sake, probe Sushma
The eternal message is the sovereignty of the people and its primacy in our Constitutional system. The people exercise this sovereignty through ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
9
I can get the youth to dream. They have fewer biases about society …
I am also an advocate of creativity being given primacy up to class eight. My suggestion is that at school, in the afternoon session students ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
IGAD proposes hybrid court with no amnesty for South Sudan war …
It will also have primacy over national courts of South Sudan. The proposed hybrid court may order the forfeiture of stolen property, proceeds, ... «Radio Tamazuj, Jul 15»

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