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prime

prime
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prahym]
    • /praɪm/
    • /praɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahym]
    • /praɪm/

Definitions of prime word

  • adjective prime of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite. 1
  • adjective prime of the greatest relevance or significance: a prime example. 1
  • adjective prime of the highest eminence or rank: the prime authority on Chaucer. 1
  • adjective prime of the greatest commercial value: prime building lots. 1
  • adjective prime first-rate: This ale is prime! 1
  • adjective prime (of meat, especially of beef) noting or pertaining to the first grade or best quality: prime ribs of beef. 1

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Origin of prime

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; 1910-15 for def 5; (adj.) Middle English (< Old French prim) < Latin prīmus first (superlative corresponding to prior prior1); (noun) in part derivative of the adj.; in part continuing Middle English prim(e) first canonical hour, Old English prim < Latin prīma (hōra) first (hour); (v.) apparently derivative of the adj.

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Parts of speech for Prime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prime popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

prime usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prime

adj prime

  • a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
  • a1 — in good health; physically fit
  • all-important — crucial; vital
  • all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.

verb prime

  • activize — to make active
  • arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
  • bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
  • bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
  • bottoming — the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure

noun prime

  • ams — Additional Member System: a voting system in which some candidates are elected for geographic constituencies and others are elected by proportional representation using party lists. The voter has two votes: one for a party and the other for a candidate in a constituency
  • ante meridiem — before noon
  • awkward age — early adolescence.
  • bank rate — The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
  • break of day — dawn; daybreak.

adjective prime

  • centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
  • champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
  • essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
  • esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
  • excellent — Used to indicate approval or pleasure.

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