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  • 41prime — {{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… …

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  • 42Prime HD — Infobox TV channel name = Prime HD logofile = Prime HD.jpg logosize = 180px logoalt = Prime HD Logo launch = October 29, 2007 picture format = 1080i (HDTV) country = Aus slogan = Briging It Home The Difference Is Clear broadcast area = Regional… …

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  • 43Prime — Прайм Prime Страна …

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  • 44prime — 1. adjective /praɪm/ a) First in importance, degree, or rank. Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe. b) First in time, order, or sequence Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals. Syn:… …

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  • 45PRIME — adj. des deux genres Ancien mot qui signifiait Premier et qui n’est plus employé que dans les locutions suivantes : De prime abord, Du premier abord, au premier abord. De prime abord, je le pris pour un autre. De prime saut, Subitement, tout d’un …

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  • 46prime — n. 1) to reach one s prime 2) to pass one s prime 3) in one s prime * * * [praɪm] in one s prime to pass one s prime to reach one s prime …

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  • 47prime — I 1. adjective 1) his prime reason for leaving Syn: main, chief, key, primary, central, principal, foremost, first, most important, paramount, major; informal number one Ant: secondary, subordinate …

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  • 48prime — primary / prime [adj1] best, principal capital, cardinal, chief, crackerjack*, dominant, excellent, fab*, first, first class*, greatest, heavy, highest, hot*, leading, main, number one*, paramount, primo*, state of the art*, stellar, top, top of… …

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  • 49Prime — Pri|me 〈f. 19〉 1. 〈Typ.〉 Signatur auf der ersten Seite des Druckbogens; Ggs Sekunde (4) 2. 〈Mus.〉 erster Ton der diatonischen Tonleiter; oV Prim (2); Sy Primton 3. 〈Sp.; Fechten〉 den Kopf senkrecht von oben treffender Hieb; oV Prim (2) * * *… …

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  • 50Prime — This most interesting and unusual surname may be of either Old French or Anglo Saxon origin; firstly, it may have been a nickname for a person who dressed well, or for someone who was not particularly strong, from the Old French word prim(e) ,… …

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