repriming

prime

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prahym]
- /praɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prahym]
- /praɪm/

Definitions of repriming word

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

See all 34 definitions of repriming

Information block about the term

Origin of repriming

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.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Repriming

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Repriming

repriming 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".

repriming usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer