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prime

Adjective

∙ First in importance, degree, or rank.
∙ First in time, order, or sequence.
∙ First in excellence, quality, or value.
∙ Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers). mathematics, lay
∙ Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands. mathematics, technical
∙ Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals. mathematics
∙ Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.
∙ Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
∙ Lecherous; lustful; lewd. obsolete

Noun

∙ One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.). Christianity, historical
∙ The early morning. obsolete
∙ The earliest stage of something. now rare
∙ The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
∙ The chief or best individual or part.
∙ The first note or tone of a musical scale. music
∙ The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height. fencing
∙ A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number. algebra, number theory
∙ A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker. card games
∙ Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing. backgammon
∙ The symbol ′
∙ 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. chemistry, obsolete
∙ An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

Verb

∙ To prepare a mechanism for its main work. transitive
∙ To apply a coat of primer paint to. transitive
∙ To be renewed. obsolete, intransitive
∙ To serve as priming for the charge of a gun. intransitive
∙ 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. intransitive, of a steam boiler
∙ 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.
∙ To trim or prune. Britain, dialect, obsolete
∙ To mark with a prime mark. mathematics

Noun

∙ An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points. cycling

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