secundário — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
- peripheral adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
- secondary adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
Senses
secundário is used for these senses in English:
- ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
- peripheral Unimportant.
- secondary Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- secondary education Education that follows primary education and leads to either employment or college / university education.
ancillary — full definition
- adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
- noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.
peripheral — full definition
- adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
- adj Of minor importance; not central to the main issue.
- noun A device connected to a computer but not part of its core hardware, such as a printer or keyboard.