Definition of prime

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Prime (a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.

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Second :: Second (a.) In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8..
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A print; impression.
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..
Primer :: Primer (n.) A kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica..
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A printing establishment.
Primely :: Primely (adv.) At first; primarily.
Abecedary :: Abecedary (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
Pristine :: Pristine (a.) Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor..
Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..
Primevally :: Primevally (adv.) In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
Primevous :: Primevous (a.) Primeval.
Primerole :: Primerole (n.) See Primrose.
Absey-book :: Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book; a primer.
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.
Ogygian :: Ogygian (a.) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity..
Load :: Load (v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.
Prime :: Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards.
English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth..
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