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Secondary

/ˈsekəndəri/
This refers to something that comes after, is less important, or supports the main thing.

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"A merely secondary question, after all.

Primary targets were represented by triangles, and secondary targets by squares.

My being saved from pain is a very secondary consideration.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Latin word secundarius, which means of the second rank or inferior. The root secundus means second.

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