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  • 11Prim — 〈f. 20〉 1. 〈kath. Kirche〉 morgendl. Gebetstunde 2. 〈Mus.〉 = Prime (2) 3. 〈Sp.; Fechten〉 = Prime (3) [zu lat. primus „der erste“] * * * prim <Adj.> [rückgeb. aus ↑ Primzahl] (Math.) …

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  • 12prim — prim1 [prim] adj. primmer, primmest [< ? MFr prim, prime, first (also sharp, thin, slender; hence, neat) < L primus, first: see PRIME] stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure vt., vi. primmed, primming to assume a prim… …

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  • 13prim. — prim.: Abk. für ↑ primär. * * * Prim. = Primar, Primararzt, Primarärztin, Primarius. * * * Prim. = Primar, Primararzt, Primarius …

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  • 14prim — 1680s (v.) to assume a formal, precise demeanor, probably from Fr. prim thin, small, delicate, from O.Fr. prim fine, delicate, from L. primus first, finest (see PRIME (Cf. prime) (adj.)). Attested as a noun from 1700. The adjective, the sole… …

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  • 15prim|er — prim|er1 «PRIHM uhr; British for 1, 2, 4 PRY muhr», noun. 1. a first book in reading. 2. a first book; beginner s book: »a primer in arithmetic. 3. either of two sizes of printing type, great primer, 18 point type, or long primer, 10 point type.… …

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  • 16Prim — Prim, n. [See {Privet}.] (Bot) The privet. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Prim — Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Prim — Prim, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Prim — Prim, Juan, Graf von Reus, Marques de los Castillejos, span. General, geb. 12. Dez. 1814 zu Reus in Katalonien, gest. 30. Dez. 1870, trat frühzeitig in die Armee und schwang sich im Bürgerkrieg im Heere der Cristinos zum Obersten empor. Zum… …

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  • 20prim — prȉm m <N mn ovi> DEFINICIJA 1. glazb. prvo glazbalo u sastavu, ob. tambura 2. ekon., v. premija (3) ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Prim ← lat. primus: prvi …

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