prime
prime
praÉĒm
praim
/pɚˈa‍ÉĒm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "prime"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ

first in importance or rank
prime definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This is the prime opportunity to invest in emerging markets.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§€āϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ—āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻŽā§‚āϞ

earliest in sequence or origin, often establishing a foundation or basis for what follows
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The prime source of the data came from the original survey.
āϤāĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϜāϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ, āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ

signifying a state of excellence or superior quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They purchased a prime piece of real estate with sweeping views of the ocean.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āϏāĻš āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ prime āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāύ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž

able to be divided only by 1 and itself, referring to a number greater than 1 that has no other divisors
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Prime numbers are fundamental in number theory and are used in various fields like cryptography.
āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ, āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ

particularly suitable or ideal for a specific purpose
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The property is in a prime area, perfect for both business and residential use.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž, āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ•

a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The number 29 is a prime because it has no divisors other than 1 and 29.
⧍⧝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋāϰ ā§§ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ ⧍⧝ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ­āĻžāϜāĻ• āύ⧇āχāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

the early morning hour traditionally marked by the first canonical prayer in Christian liturgy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The monks rose before prime to prepare for morning prayers.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧀āϰāĻž āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāϝ⧁āĻ—

the period during which someone or something is at their best in terms of achieving success or physical state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist 's work was celebrated as a masterpiece from his prime.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻŋāϏ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ, āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž

a morning prayer service in the Western Christian tradition, historically observed at the first hour of daylight
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In medieval monasteries, Prime was recited at sunrise as part of the Divine Office.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϝ⧁āĻ—ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻ āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧋āĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ  āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϤāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϰ, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁

the very beginning or early stage of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The prime of the civilization saw the foundation of its greatest cities and advancements.
āϏāĻ­ā§āϝāϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāϝ⧁āĻ— āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ

a symbol (') used in printing or notation to indicate a foot, minutes, or to distinguish something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The seconds are denoted with a double prime ( " ), while the minutes use a single prime (' ) in time notation.
āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ (") āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ (') āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prepare or set up a device, especially a firearm or explosive, for use by making it ready to function
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before setting off the fireworks, they had to prime the fuse to ensure it would ignite properly.
āφāϤāĻļāĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāωāϜ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fill with priming liquid in preparation for operation, especially to ensure smooth functioning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mechanic advised to prime the car engine with oil to avoid damage during the initial start-up.
āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ-āφāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ⧇ āϤ⧇āϞ āĻ­āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cover a surface with a primer to prepare it for painting or further treatment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter primed the wooden frames to protect them from moisture before applying the final coat of paint.
āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϞ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϛ⧁āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to prepare someone for a situation by giving them the necessary information or instructions beforehand
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before the meeting, the manager primed the team with key data and talking points.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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