secondariness

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noun

The state of being secondary.

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Meanings

nounsecondariness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being secondary.

    To follow all his movements and thoughts as well as she could with wistful secondariness

    1884, Margaret Oliphant, The Wizard's Son

Origin

From secondary + -ness.

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APA

secondariness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondariness

MLA

“secondariness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondariness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondariness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondariness.

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