Secondary | Mean of secondary in English Dictionary

/ˈsɛkənˌderi/

• not as important or valuable as something else
1. Winning is secondary—we play for the fun of the sport.
2. There are some secondary issues/considerations which must be taken into account as well.
3. secondary goals
4. I want a car that's reliable; the color is of secondary importance.
5. The secondary roads are indicated on the map with a green line.
6. In some children's books, the text is secondary to the illustrations.
• of or relating to education of students who have completed primary school
1. This job requires at least a secondary [=high school] education.
2. a secondary English textbook
• caused by or coming from something else
1. a secondary infection
2. Better gas mileage is a secondary benefit of reduced speed limits.
3. The biography uses mostly secondary sources. [=information that did not come from original/primary sources but came from research done by others]
• Noun

• the players on the defense who are positioned away from the line of scrimmage and who mainly try to stop forward passes by the offense
1. The team has a strong secondary.