Definition of Prime

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Definition of Prime

Prime

Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number.

Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25.

First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.

First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.

First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.

Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

Lecherous; lustful; lewd.

Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.

The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.

The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection.

That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.

The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.

The first of the chief guards.

Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.

A prime number. See under Prime, a.

An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1.

To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.

To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.

To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.

To trim or prune, as trees.

To mark with a prime mark.

To be renewed, or as at first.

To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler.

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Prime Quotations

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Dalai Lama

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
Aristotle

Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
James Dean

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare.
George Bernard Shaw

The major parties could conduct live human sacrifices on their podiums during prime time, and I doubt that anybody would notice.
Dave Barry

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.
Margaret Thatcher

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.
Margaret Thatcher

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to war with Iraq. However, the prime minister of Canada said he'd like to help, but he's pretty sure that last time he checked, Canada had no army.
Conan O'Brien

I'm 42 now, what I would consider prime time.
Payne Stewart

The reason most people don't express their individuality and actually deny it, is not fear of what prime ministers think of us or the head of the federal reserve, It's what their families and their friends down at the bar are going to think of them.
David Icke

Prime Translations

prime in German is wichtigste

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