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secondaries

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n. (plural of secondary English)

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Secondary \Sec"ond*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See Second , a.] Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. Wheresoever there is moral right on the ...

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Secondaries is a shorthand form for: Private equity secondaries , pre-existing investor commitments to private equity funds purchased in the private equity secondary market Hedge fund secondaries , pre-existing investor commitments to hedge funds purchased ...

Usage examples of secondaries.

He wanted to spend more time with the superannuated brain, to receive advice and instruction, to share brilliant inspiration but the saffron-robed secondaries hurried away.

Six secondaries in the front carried canisters that held living brains that were far, far more ancient than the secondaries themselves.

In extreme isolation on frozen Hessra, the secondaries had difficult Lives indeed, and now they all looked too old and brittle to still be breathing.

When the door opened at his command, he stood before the ancient, crumbling old secondaries and his heart ached for the plight of these Cogitors.

Eight years earlier, she and Iblis Ginjo had generously provided new secondaries to the Ivory Tower Cogitors.

The new secondaries frequently challenged the morality of Cogitor isolation, trying to make Vidad and his contemplative associates realize that simply remaining neutral was not necessarily virtuous.

Serena's vessel set down on a snow-and-ice platform that the secondaries had swept in preparation for her arrival.

One of the yellow-robed secondaries touched a lever, and the heavy tunnel door closed behind them with an echoing thump.

She hoped Keats and his ambitious fellow secondaries had been skillful in laying the groundwork for her plea.

The system looked new, and Serena realized it was an innovation that Keats's secondaries had incorporated to allow the caretakers to converse with more than one Cogitor at once.

Keats and the other secondaries stood unobtrusively near the walls of the room, their eager eyes regarding Serena with obvious admiration.

It is only because we humans value your minds that these secondaries donate their time and faithful service their very lives so that you may enjoy your 'neutrality' and contemplation.

The secondaries could barely contain their exuberance as they escorted her to the ship.

The secondaries did not seem to recognize their peril at voluntarily coming to visit a Synchronized World.

When the secondaries looked hungrily but suspiciously at the cold juices and exotic fruits, Gilbertus sat down and calmly sampled each one to prove it wasn't poisoned.