PRIME
\pɹˈa͡ɪm], \pɹˈaɪm], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_m]\
Definitions of PRIME
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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cover with a primer; apply a primer to
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a number that has no factor but itself and 1
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the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
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at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
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insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
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fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
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used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
By Princeton University
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cover with a primer; apply a primer to
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a number that has no factor but itself and 1
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the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
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at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
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(math) of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number"
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insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
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fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
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used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number.
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First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
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First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.
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Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
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Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
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Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
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The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.
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The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection.
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That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.
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The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.
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The first of the chief guards.
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Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.
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A prime number. See under Prime, a.
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An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1.
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To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.
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To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
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To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.
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To trim or prune, as trees.
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To mark with a prime mark.
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To be renewed, or as at first.
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To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
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Having no common factor; - used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25.
By Oddity Software
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Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number.
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Having no common factor; - used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25.
By Noah Webster.
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First in order of rank, time, or importance; first in excellence; original; early; excellent; not to be divided by any number but itself and one; as, 13 is a prime number.
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To prepare for firing, as a gun; to put into good working condition; to instruct as to what must be said; as, to prime a witness with evidence.
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Primely.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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First, in order of time, rank, or importance: chief: excellent: original: early.
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The beginning: the dawn: the spring: the best part: the height of perfection.
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To put powder on the nipple of a firearm: to lay on the first coating of color.
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To serve for the charge of a gun.
By Daniel Lyons
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First, in time or importance; chief; excellent.
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The beginning; dawn; spring; best part; highest perfection.
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To put powder in the pan of a gun; lay on the first coating of paint.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To make ready; supply with priming.
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First; chief; vigorous; excellent.
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The period between youth and age; fulness of vigor; full perfection.
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The beginning of anything.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. The first part ; beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, &c. ; hence, the dawn, the spring;-the spring of life; youth ; hence, full health, strength, or beauty ;-that which is first in quality : best portion ;-the first canonical hour succeeding to lauds.
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