Definition of prime

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Prime (n.) That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.

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Prime :: Prime (n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection..
English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..
Primevous :: Primevous (a.) Primeval.
Prime :: Prime (n.) The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring..
Primed :: Primed (imp. & p. p.) of Prim.
Reprimer :: Reprimer (n.) A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..
Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first..
Primacy :: Primacy (a.) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy..
Prime :: Prime (a.) 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.
Primer :: Primer (n.) Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To mark with a prime mark.
Advance :: Advance (v.) An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods..
Premier :: Premier (n.) The first minister of state; the prime minister.
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being prime, or excellent..
Passee :: Passee (a.) Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passee belle..
Primer :: Primer (n.) One who, or that which, primes.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
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