Definition of prime

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Prime (a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.

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Prime :: Prime (n.) That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief..
Colorist :: Colorist (n.) One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance.
Paragon :: Paragon (n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
Declination :: Declination (n.) The arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or west, or between the meridian and the plane, reckoned from the north or south..
Primevally :: Primevally (adv.) In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A print; impression.
Primero :: Primero (n.) A game at cards, now unknown..
English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours, viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline..
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being prime, or excellent..
Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first..
Prime :: Prime (a.) An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1..
Second :: Second (a.) In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To mark with a prime mark.
Prime :: Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards.
Deflour :: Deflour (v. t.) To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament.
Prime :: Prime (a.) The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds..
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