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- adjectiveprime (adjective)
- of first importance; main:"her prime concern is the well-being of the patient"
- from which another thing may derive or proceed:"Diogenes' conclusion that air is the prime matter"
- of the best possible quality; excellent:"prime cuts of meat" · "a prime site in the center of Indianapolis"
- having all the expected or typical characteristics of something:"the novel is a prime example of the genre"
- most suitable or likely:"it's the prime contender for best comedy of the year"
- mathematics(of a number) evenly divisible only by itself and one (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).
- (of two or more numbers in relation to each other) having no common factor but one:"a congruence whose modulus is a number prime to b"
nounprime (noun) · primes (plural noun)- a state or time of greatest strength, vigor, or success in a person's life:"you're in the prime of life" · "he wasn't elderly, but clearly past his prime"
- archaicthe beginning or first period of something:"the prime of the world"
- christian churcha service forming part of the Divine Office, traditionally said (or chanted) at the first hour of the day (i.e., 6 a.m.), but now little used.
- a prime number.
- printinga symbol (ʹ) written after a letter or symbol as a distinguishing mark or after a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet.
- fencingthe first of eight standard parrying positions.
- short for prime rate
OriginOld English prīm (in prime), from Latin prima (hora) ‘first (hour)’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French prime; the adjective dates from late Middle English, via Old French from Latin primus ‘first’.verbprime (verb) · primes (third person present) · primed (past tense) · primed (past participle) · priming (present participle)- make (something) ready for use or action.
- prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation:"he grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it"
- cover (a surface) with a preparatory coat of paint in order to prevent the absorption of subsequent layers of paint:"prime the new timber before painting the sill"
- pour or spray liquid into (a pump) before starting in order to seal the moving parts and facilitate its operation:"ensure a sufficient head of water is available to prime the pump"
- inject extra fuel into (the cylinder or carburetor of an internal combustion engine) in order to facilitate starting.
- (of a steam engine or its boiler) mix water with the steam being passed into the cylinder.
- biochemistryserve as a starting material for (a polymerization process):"the oligonucleotide might prime DNA polymerase activity at multiple sites"
- prepare (someone) for a situation or task, typically by supplying them with relevant information:"the sentries had been primed to admit him without challenge"
Originearly 16th century (in the sense ‘fill, load’): origin uncertain; probably based on French prime or its etymon Latin primus ‘first’, since the sense expressed is a ‘first’ operation prior to something else.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjectivenounverb- prepare (someone) for a situation or task, typically by supplying them with relevant information:
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