primarying

pri·ma·ry·ing

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Definitions of primarying word

noun primarying the mounting of a challenge to the incumbent in a primary election: There were many instances of primarying during the last election cycle. 1
adjective primarying first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life. 1
adjective primarying first in order in any series, sequence, etc. 1
adjective primarying first in time; earliest; primitive. 1
adjective primarying of, relating to, or characteristic of primary school: the primary grades. 1
adjective primarying constituting or belonging to the first stage in any process. 1

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin prīmārius of the first rank. See prime, -ary

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".