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prime

/pɹaɪ̯m/ /pɹiːm/

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The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

Examples :

"The prime was just starting, and the school bell rang. "

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The religious service appointed to this hour.

Examples :

"The prime for Sunday morning is the 9:00 am service. "

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The early morning generally.

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"The prime is a good time to study because the house is quiet. "

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The earliest stage of something.

Examples :

"The prime of my son's school career was his third-grade year. "

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The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

Examples :

"The prime of her career was when she published her first bestselling novel. "

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The chief or best individual or part.

Examples :

"My brother is the prime example of a helpful sibling; he always volunteers to help. "

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The first note or tone of a musical scale.

Examples :

"The prime of the musical scale is the note C. "

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The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

Examples :

"The fencer adopted the prime, holding her sword at head level for the first parry. "

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A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

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"3 is a prime."

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A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.

Examples :

"The prime in the card game meant winning, as he had a card from each of the four suits. "

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Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

Examples :

"The prime blocks on the game board prevented my opponent from moving their pieces forward. "

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The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

Examples :

"The recipe called for 2 feet, 6 inches of ribbon, so I used the prime symbol to write 2′6″. "

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Examples :

"The chemist used the prime for hydrogen, which was 1, to calculate the atomic weight of oxygen. "

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An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

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"The carpenter measured the board in primes, using the duodecimal system for precise cuts. "

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The priming in a flintlock.

Examples :

"The prime was carefully placed in the flintlock, preparing it for firing. "

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Contraction of prime lens, a film lens

Examples :

"The photographer used a prime lens for the portrait of her daughter. "

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First in importance, degree, or rank.

Examples :

"Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe."

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First in time, order, or sequence.

Examples :

"Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals."

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First in excellence, quality, or value.

Examples :

"This is a prime location for a bookstore."

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(lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

Examples :

"Thirteen is a prime number."

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Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.

Examples :

"The prime number 7 divides 28, so it must also divide either 4 or 7. "

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Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

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"The set of even numbers is a prime ideal in the set of integers, because any product of even numbers is also even. "

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Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.

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"My math teacher marked the prime numbers in the list on the board. "

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Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

Examples :

"The prime growing season for tomatoes is in the summer. "

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Lecherous, lewd, lustful.

Examples :

"His prime advances toward the young woman were unwelcome and inappropriate. "

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To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

Examples :

"The chef primed the oven for the Thanksgiving turkey, setting the temperature and ensuring all the elements were ready for the main cooking process. "

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To apply a coat of primer paint to.

Examples :

"I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."

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Examples :

"My energy levels were low after a long week, but a good night's sleep primed me for a productive day at school. "

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To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

Examples :

"Before firing the cap pistol, the boy carefully primed it. "

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(of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

Examples :

"The old steam boiler primed, causing a lot of steam and water to mix together, which made the pipes gurgle loudly. "

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To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

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"The soldier carefully primed the musket before the target practice session. "

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To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.

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"The boys are primed for mischief."

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To trim or prune.

Examples :

"to prime trees"

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To mark with a prime mark.

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"The teacher primed the example sentences with a single apostrophe. "

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An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.

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"The marathon had a prime at the halfway point, awarding a medal and extra points to the top runners. "

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