primacy
the state of being first in importance, order, or rank
Word origin: From Latin primus, first.
Primacy in a sentence
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The report emphasized the primacy of economic concerns in voters' decisions.
The treatise asserts the primacy of evidence over authority in any genuine inquiry.
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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.
Using “primacy” well
Primacy denotes the state of ranking first in importance or order, often used to argue that one thing should take precedence over another.
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