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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

  1. adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  2. 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

  1. adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
  2. adj Of minor importance; not central to the main issue.
  3. noun A device connected to a computer but not part of its core hardware, such as a printer or keyboard.

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