- imprimis
- adverb Etymology: Middle English imprimis, from Latin in primis among the first (things) Date: 15th century in the first place — used to introduce a list of items or considerations
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
imprimis
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Imprimis — Im*pri mis, adv. [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first.] In the first place; first in order. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imprimis — [im prē′mis, imprī′mis] adv. [ME inprimis < L in primis, lit., among the first < in, among + primis, abl. pl. of primus, first: see PRIME] in the first place … English World dictionary
imprimis — /im pruy mis, pree /, adv. in the first place. [1425 75; late ME < L, contr. of phrase in primis in the first place, above all] * * * … Universalium
imprimis — adverb in the first place (used to introduce a list of items or considerations) … Wiktionary
imprimis — in the first place Latin Adverbs and Prepositions … Phrontistery dictionary
imprimis — adv. in the first place (Latin) … English contemporary dictionary
imprimis — ad. [L.] In the first place, first of all, first in order, first … New dictionary of synonyms
imprimis — im·pri·mis … English syllables
imprimis — im•pri•mis [[t]ɪmˈpraɪ mɪs, ˈpri [/t]] adv. in the first place • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L, contr. of phrase in prīmīs … From formal English to slang
imprimis — adv. Archaic. in the first place … Dictionary of difficult words
