prima facie

pri·ma fa·ci·e

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prahy-muh fey-shee-ee, fey-shee, fey-shuh, pree-]
- /ˈpraɪ mə ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ˈfeɪ ʃi, ˈfeɪ ʃə, ˈpri-/
- /ˈpriː.mə ˈfeɪ.si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prahy-muh fey-shee-ee, fey-shee, fey-shuh, pree-]
- /ˈpraɪ mə ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ˈfeɪ ʃi, ˈfeɪ ʃə, ˈpri-/

Definitions of prima facie words

adverb prima facie at first appearance; at first view, before investigation. 1
adjective prima facie plain or clear; self-evident; obvious. 1
adjective prima facie Prima facie is used to describe something which appears to be true when you first consider it. 0
noun prima facie at first sight; as it seems at first 0
noun prima facie at first sight; on first view, before further examination 0
noun prima facie based on a first impression 0

See all 7 definitions of prima facie

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Origin of prima facie

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English < Latin prīmā faciē

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Parts of speech for Prima facie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prima facie

prima facie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prima facie usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prima facie

adv prima facie

assumably — in a presumable manner
in all probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
likely — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.

adverb prima facie

appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

All 5 Synonyms of prima facie