Definition of prime

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Prime (a.) Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.

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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 small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Mazarine :: Mazarine (a.) Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661..
Unessential :: Unessential (a.) Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief..
Prime :: Prime (n.) That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.
Primer :: Primer (n.) Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction..
Hydraulics :: Hydraulics (n.) That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like..
Reprimer :: Reprimer (n.) A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again..
Depriment :: Depriment (a.) Serving to depress.
Primely :: Primely (adv.) In a prime manner; excellently.
Principal :: Principal (n.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.
Tube :: Tube (n.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under Priming, and Friction..
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister..
Recapper :: Recapper (n.) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
Absey-book :: Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book; a primer.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..
Long Primer :: Long primer () A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois..
Declination :: Declination (n.) The arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or west, or between the meridian and the plane, reckoned from the north or south..
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