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  • 51prime — [praɪm] adj I 1) most important Syn: primary Our prime concern was the safety of our customers.[/ex] 2) of the highest quality prime beef[/ex] 3) most likely to be chosen or to be suitable for something the prime suspect in a murder case[/ex] II… …

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  • 52prime — I. De prime face, Primo, Prima fronte, Prima facie, Primo aspectu. De prime entrée, Primo introitu. Prime barbe, Prima barba, Prima lanugo, Pubes. II. Prime, cerchez Premier. Prime, id est, Tenuis …

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  • 53PRIME — s. f. T. de Liturgie cathol. La première des heures canoniales. Chanter prime. Réciter prime. Dire prime. Assister à prime …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 54Prime 5 — Infobox Album | Name = Prime 5 Type = Compilation Artist = Ween Background = orange Released = 1989 Recorded = 1989 Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = The Live Brain Wedgie/WAD (1988) This album = Prime 5… …

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  • 55Prime F.C. — Football club infobox clubname = Prime FC fullname = Prime Football Club nickname = The Oyinlola boys founded = 1996 ground = Oshogbo Stadium Oshogbo, Nigeria capacity = 10,000 chairman = Gbenga Ololade manager = Jamil Yusuf league = Nigeria… …

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  • 56prime — [OE] Latin prīmus ‘first’ came from an earlier *prīsmo , which went back ultimately to Indo European *pro ‘before, in front’ (ancestor also of English first). English first acquired it direct from Latin in the Anglo Saxon period as an… …

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  • 57prime — prime1 adjective 1》 of first importance; main; primary. 2》 of the best possible quality; excellent.     ↘having all the expected characteristics.     ↘most suitable or likely. 3》 (of a number) divisible only by itself and one (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7,… …

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  • 58prime — 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 2) prime agricultural land Syn …

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  • 59prime — [OE] Latin prīmus ‘first’ came from an earlier *prīsmo , which went back ultimately to Indo European *pro ‘before, in front’ (ancestor also of English first). English first acquired it direct from Latin in the Anglo Saxon period as an… …

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  • 60Prime — A classification of borrowers, rates or holdings in the lending market that are considered to be of high quality. This classification is placed on those borrowers that are deemed to be the most credit worthy and the prime rate is the rate that a… …

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