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ALL meanings of reprime

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  • adjective reprime (of meat, especially of beef) noting or pertaining to the first grade or best quality: prime ribs of beef. 1
  • adjective reprime first in order of time, existence, or development; earliest; primitive. 1
  • adjective reprime basic; fundamental: the prime axioms of his philosophy. 1
  • adjective reprime Mathematics. (of any two or more numbers) having no common divisor except unity: The number 2 is prime to 9. 1
  • noun reprime the most flourishing stage or state. 1
  • noun reprime the time of early manhood or womanhood: the prime of youth. 1
  • noun reprime the period or state of greatest perfection or vigor of human life: a man in his prime. 1
  • noun reprime the choicest or best part of anything. 1
  • noun reprime (especially in the grading of U.S. beef) a grade, classification, or designation indicating the highest or most desirable quality. 1
  • noun reprime the beginning or earliest stage of any period. 1
  • noun reprime the spring of the year. 1
  • noun reprime the first hour or period of the day, after sunrise. 1
  • noun reprime Banking. prime rate. 1
  • noun reprime Ecclesiastical. the second of the seven canonical hours or the service for it, originally fixed for the first hour of the day. 1
  • noun reprime Mathematics. prime number. one of the equal parts into which a unit is primarily divided. the mark (′) indicating such a division: a, a′. 1
  • noun reprime Fencing. the first of eight defensive positions. 1
  • noun reprime Music. unison (def 2). (in a scale) the tonic or keynote. 1
  • noun reprime Linguistics. any basic, indivisible unit used in linguistic analysis. 1
  • noun reprime Metallurgy. a piece of tin plate free from visible defects. 1
  • verb with object reprime to prepare or make ready for a particular purpose or operation. 1
  • verb with object reprime to supply (a firearm) with powder for communicating fire to a charge. 1
  • verb with object reprime to lay a train of powder to (a charge, mine, etc.). 1
  • verb with object reprime to pour or admit liquid into (a pump) to expel air and prepare for action. 1
  • verb with object reprime to put fuel into (a carburetor) before starting an engine, in order to insure a sufficiently rich mixture at the start. 1
  • verb with object reprime to cover (a surface) with a preparatory coat or color, as in painting. 1
  • verb with object reprime to supply or equip with information, words, etc., for use: The politician was primed by his aides for the press conference. 1
  • verb with object reprime to harvest the bottom leaves from (a tobacco plant). 1
  • verb without object reprime (of a boiler) to deliver or discharge steam containing an excessive amount of water. 1
  • verb without object reprime to harvest the bottom leaves from a tobacco plant. 1
  • adjective reprime of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite. 1
  • adjective reprime of the greatest relevance or significance: a prime example. 1
  • adjective reprime of the highest eminence or rank: the prime authority on Chaucer. 1
  • adjective reprime of the greatest commercial value: prime building lots. 1
  • adjective reprime first-rate: This ale is prime! 1
  • verb reprime to prime or prepare again 0
  • verb reprime to repress 0
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