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Primely
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| prime (praɪm) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (prenominal) first in quality or value; first-rate |
| 2. | (prenominal) fundamental; original |
| 3. | (prenominal) first in importance, authority, etc; chief |
| 4. | maths |
| a. having no factors except itself or one: x² + x + 3 is a prime polynomial | |
| b. ( | |
| 5. | finance having the best credit rating: prime investments |
| —n | |
| 6. | the time when a thing is at its best |
| 7. | a period of power, vigour, etc, usually following youth (esp in the phrase the prime of life) |
| 8. | the beginning of something, such as the spring |
| 9. | maths short for prime number |
| 10. | linguistics a semantically indivisible element; minimal component of the sense of a word |
| 11. | music |
| a. unison | |
| b. the tonic of a scale | |
| 12. | chiefly RC Church the second of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the first hour of the day, at sunrise |
| 13. | the first of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing |
| —vb | |
| 14. | to prepare (something); make ready |
| 15. | (tr) to apply a primer, such as paint or size, to (a surface) |
| 16. | (tr) to fill (a pump) with its working fluid before starting, in order to improve the sealing of the pump elements and to expel air from it before starting |
| 17. | (tr) to increase the quantity of fuel in the float chamber of (a carburettor) in order to facilitate the starting of an engine |
| 18. | (tr) to insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc) preparatory to detonation or firing |
| 19. | (intr) (of a steam engine or boiler) to operate with or produce steam mixed with large amounts of water |
| 20. | (tr) to provide with facts, information, etc, beforehand; brief |
| [(adj) C14: from Latin prīmus first; (n) C13: from Latin prīma (hora) the first (hour); (vb) C16: of uncertain origin, probably connected with n] | |
| 'primely | |
| —adv | |
| 'primeness | |
| —n | |
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