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Meaning
Adj
●
First in
importance
,
degree
, or rank.
●
First
in time
, order, or sequence.
●
First in
excellence
, quality, or value.
●
In Mathematics:
Having
exactly
two
integral
factors: itself and
unity
(1 in the case of integers).
●
In Mathematics:
Such that if it
divides
a product, it
divides
one of the multiplicands.
●
In Mathematics:
Having its
complement
closed
under
multiplication
: said only of ideals.
●
Marked or
distinguished
by the
prime
symbol.
●
Early;
blooming
; being in the first stage.
●
Lecherous,
lewd
, lustful.
Noun
●
The first
hour
of
daylight
; the first
canonical
hour
.
●
In Christianity:
The
religious service
appointed
to this hour.
●
The
early morning
generally.
●
The
earliest
stage
of something.
●
The most
active
,
thriving
, or
successful
stage
or period.
●
The
chief
or best individual or part.
●
In Music:
The first
note
or
tone
of a
musical
scale.
●
In Fencing:
The first
defensive
position
, with the
sword hand
held
at
head
height
, and the
tip
of the
sword
at
head
height
.
●
In Algebra & Number theory:
A
prime
element
of a
mathematical structure
,
particularly
a
prime
number.
●
In Card games:
A four-card
hand
containing
one
card
of each
suit
in the game
of
primero
; the
opposite
of a
flush
in poker.
●
In Backgammon:
Six
consecutive
blocks
, which
prevent
the opponent's
pieces
from passing.
●
The
symbol
′ used to
indicate
feet
,
minutes
,
derivation
and other
measures
and
mathematical
operations.
●
In Chemistry:
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.
●
An
inch
, as
composed
of
twelve
seconds
in the
duodecimal
system.
●
The
priming
in a flintlock.
●
In Film:
Contraction of
prime lens
, a
film
lens
.
●
A
feather
, from the
wing
of the
cock
ostrich
, that is of the
palest
possible shade.
●
In Cycling:
An
intermediate
sprint
within a
race
, usually
offering
a
prize
and/or
points.
Verb
●
To
fill
or
prepare
the
chamber
of a
mechanism
for its main work.
●
To
apply
a
coat
of
primer
paint
to.
●
To be renewed.
●
To
serve
as
priming
for the
charge
of a gun.
●
To work so that
foaming
occurs
from too
violent
ebullition
, which
causes
water to become
mixed
with, and be
carried
along with
, the
steam
that is formed.
●
To
apply
priming
to (a
musket
or
cannon
); to
apply
a
primer
to (a
metallic
cartridge).
●
To
prepare
; to make
ready
; to
instruct
beforehand; to coach.
●
In British English:
To
trim
or prune.
●
In Mathematics:
To
mark
with a
prime
mark
.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
prime
English
prime
French
primus
Latin
pri
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Greatest
Main
Primary
Principal
Top
Earliest
First
Original
Excellent
Indivisible
Bloom
Blossom
Efflorescence
Flower
Flush
Heyday
Peak
Choice
Prize
Quality
Select
White
Morning
Ground
Undercoat
Initial
Early Morning
Prime Number
Golden Years
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Antonyms
Composite
Bad
Related
Zenith
Target
Debut
Pro
Activate
Premier
Amazon
Stock
Shadow
Flagship
Plus
Iphone
App
Forties
Seed
Thirties
Trigger
Premium
Position
Star
Mobile
Apple
Google
Stun
Stimulate
Primary
Reactivate
Lineup
Lite
Top
Premiere
Crucial
Direct
Netflix
Expose
Cage
Condition
Important
Main
Twenties
Samsung
Alpha
Ultimate
Huawei
Best
Key
Beta
Smartphone
Career
Induce
Platform
Rising Star
Twilight Years
Top Dog
More
Rhymes
I'M
Seam
Team
Deem
Ream
Meme
Haem
Teem
Reem
Meem
Heme
Time
Lime
Rime
Beam
Seem
Seme
Leam
Dime
Mime
Crime
Prime
Climb
Slime
Cream
Chyme
Spime
Rheme
Abeam
Steem
Gleam
Fleam
Bream
Rhyme
Theme
Dream
Chime
Clime
Thyme
Grime
Regime
Beseem
Redeem
Scream
Scheme
Unseam
Betime
Agleam
Addeem
Esteem
Stream
Enzyme
Misseem
Astream
Academe
Beslime
Declimb
Berhyme
Begrime
Sublime
Upstream
Mudslime
Distream
Misesteem
Downstream
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