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prime
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noun
;pr;m
Synonyms of prime
1
a
often capitalized : the second of the canonical hours
b
: the first hour of the day usually considered either as 6 a.m. or the hour of sunrise
2
a
: the earliest stage
b
: SPRING
c
: YOUTH
3
: the most active, thriving, or satisfying stage or period
in the prime of his life
4
: the chief or best individual or part : PICK
prime of the flock, and choicest of the stall
—Alexander Pope
5
: PRIME NUMBER
6
a
: the first note or tone of a musical scale : TONIC
b
: the interval between two notes on the same staff degree
7
: the symbol ; used to distinguish arbitrary characters (such as a and a;), to indicate a specific unit (such as feet or minutes of time or angular measure), or to indicate the derivative of a function (such as p; or f;(x))
 compare DOUBLE PRIME
8
: PRIME RATE
prime

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adjective
1
: first in time : ORIGINAL
2
a
: of, relating to, or being a prime number
 compare RELATIVELY PRIME
b
: having no polynomial factors other than itself and no monomial factors other than 1
a prime polynomial
c
: expressed as a product of prime factors (such as prime numbers and prime polynomials)
a prime factorization
3
a
: first in rank, authority, or significance : PRINCIPAL
a prime example
b
: having the highest quality or value
prime farmland
c
: of the highest grade regularly marketed —used of meat and especially beef
4
: not deriving from something else : PRIMARY
primely adverb
primeness noun
prime

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verb
primed; priming
transitive verb

1
: FILL, LOAD
2
a
: to prepare for firing by supplying with priming
b
: to insert a primer into (a cartridge case)
3
: to apply the first color, coating, or preparation to
prime a wall
4
a
: to put into working order by filling or charging with something
prime a pump with water
b
: to supply with an essential prerequisite (such as a hormone, nucleic acid, or antigen) for chemical or biological activity
primed female mice with estrogen
5
: to instruct beforehand : COACH
primed the witness
6
: STIMULATE
intransitive verb

: to become prime
Phrases
prime the pump
: to take steps to encourage the growth or functioning of something