main vs primary

primary vs main

main and primary both are nouns.

main and primary both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
main	Yes	Yes	No	No
primary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, main and primary are synonyms defined as:

main and primary: most important element

Other synonyms of main include chief, master, principal.

main (noun)	primary (noun)
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage	a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
any very large body of (salt) water	one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
	(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

main (adjective)	primary (adjective)
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence	of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
most important element	of or being the essential or basic part
of force; of the greatest possible intensity	most important element
	not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

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