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Meaning
Noun
●
In Catholicism:
A
prayer
or
devotional
book
intended
for
laity
,
initially
an
abridgment
of the
breviary
and
manual
including the
hours
of the Virgin Mary, 15
gradual
and 7
penitential
psalms
, the
litany
, the
placebo
and
dirige
forming
the
office
of the
dead
, and the commendations.
●
Any of various
similar
works
issued
in England for
private
prayer
in accordance with
the Book of Common Prayer.
●
A children's
book
intended
to
teach
literacy
:
how to
read
,
write
, and spell.
●
An
introductory
text
on any
subject
,
particularly
basic
concepts.
●
In New Zealand English:
An
elementary
school class
; an
elementary school
student
. (No
longer
used.)
●
Any
substance
or
device
, such as
priming
wire
or
blasting
cap
, used to
ignite
gunpowder
or other explosive.
●
A person who
primes
explosives.
●
A
substance
used to
prime
wood
,
metal
, etc. in
preparation
for painting.
●
A
layer
of such a substance.
●
A
layer
of
makeup
that
goes
beneath
the
foundation
; undermakeup.
●
A person who
primes
wood
,
metal
, etc.
●
In Biochemistry & Genetics:
A
molecule
which
initiates
the
synthesis
of an
enzyme
, (especially) a
single-stranded
nucleic acid
molecule
which
initiates
DNA replication.
●
In Medicine & Zoology:
A
pheromone
which
interacts
first with the
endocrine
system.
●
A
device
used to
prime
an
internal combustion engine
with
gasoline
, (especially) in airplanes.
●
A person who
prunes
trees.
Adj
●
First
in time
,
initial
, early.
●
First in
importance
, premier.
●
First in
position
, foremost.
Name
●
A surname.
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