Definitions
insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
Word origin
From Middle English prime, from Old French prime and its etymon, Latin prīmus (“first”), from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“beyond, before”). Doublet of primo and primus.
Used in a sentence
“Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.”
“Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.”
“Better to clear prime forests, heave and thump / A league of street in summer solstice down, / Than hammer at this reverend gentlewoman.”
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