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prime — 1 n 1: prime rate 2: general contractor prime 2 vt primed, prim·ing: to have priority over a perfected security … Law dictionary
prime minister — 1640s, see PRIME (Cf. prime) (adj.) and MINISTER (Cf. minister). Applied to the First Minister of State of Great Britain since 1694 … Etymology dictionary
prime — adj *primary, primal, primordial, primitive, pristine, primeval Analogous words: *chief, leading, principal, main: *choice, exquisite, recherché … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prime — 1. prime [ prim ] adj. et n. f. • prime lune 1119; lat. primus « premier » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Premier. « Tu mérites la prime place en ce mien livre » (Verlaine). Littér. Prime jeunesse. (déb. XVIIe) De prime abord. 2 ♦ (XIX … Encyclopédie Universelle
prime — 1. adj. & n. adj. 1 chief, most important (the prime agent; the prime motive). 2 (esp. of cattle and provisions) first rate, excellent. 3 primary, fundamental. 4 Math. a (of a number) divisible only by itself and unity (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11). b… … Useful english dictionary
prime — {{11}}prime (adj.) late 14c., from L. primus first, from pre Italic *prismos, superl. of Old L. pri before, from PIE root *per beyond, *pro before (see PRE (Cf. pre )). To prime a pump (c.1840) meant to pour water down the tube, which saturated… … Etymology dictionary
prime — [prīm] adj. [ME < MFr < L primus, first < OL pri, before < IE base * per , beyond > FAR, FIRST] 1. first in time; original; primitive; primary 2. first in rank or authority; chief [the prime minister] 3. first in importance or… … English World dictionary
prime — 1. (pri m ) adj. Mot ancien qui signifiait premier, et qui n est plus usité seul ; on s en sert encore dans les locutions suivantes. 1° De prime abord, en premier lieu. • De prime abord sont par la bonne dame Expédiés tous les péchés menus … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prime minister — prime ministerial /pruym min euh stear ee euhl/, adj. prime ministership, n. prime ministry. the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry: the British prime minister. [1640 50] * * * or… … Universalium
Prime Minister — prime min·is·ter / mi nə stər/ n 1: the chief minister of a ruler or state 2: the official head of a cabinet or ministry; esp: the chief executive of a parliamentary government prime min·is·te·ri·al / ˌmi nə stir ē əl/ adj prime min·is·ter·ship … Law dictionary
