Definition of prime

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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.

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Primitive :: Primitive (a.) Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church..
Prime :: Prime (n.) The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring..
Prime :: Prime (a.) Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
Prime :: Prime (a.) Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
Prime :: Prime (a.) Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
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..
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 printing establishment.
Primevally :: Primevally (adv.) In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
Efficient :: Efficient (n.) An efficient cause; a prime mover.
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.
Primer :: Primer (a.) First; original; primary.
Inch :: Inch (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic..
Unessential :: Unessential (a.) Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.
Prime :: Prime (a.) A prime number. See under Prime, a..
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
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 (v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first..
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