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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrime
/praɪm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of the best possible quality; excellent.
"The restaurant is known for its prime cuts of meat."
- 1
A number greater than one that has no positive divisors other than one and itself.
"The number 7 is a prime."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'primus', meaning 'first', originating from Proto-Indo-European *primo-. Over centuries, it evolved through Old French into Middle English, expanding from purely numerical sequence ('first in importance or time') to denote highest quality, peak condition, or readiness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prime" is said worldwide
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Premier
Transliteration: pʁəmje
"Ce restaurant est connu pour ses coupes de viande de premier choix."
Primär
Transliteration: pʁiˈmɛːɐ̯
"Die Zahl 7 ist eine Primzahl."
Primario
Transliteration: priˈmaːrjo
"Il ristorante è noto per le sue carni primarie."
Primario
Transliteration: priˈmaɾjo
"El número 7 es un número primo."
Primário
Transliteration: pɾiˈmaɾju
"O restaurante é conhecido por suas carnes primárias."
प्राथमिक
Transliteration: Prathamik
"संख्या 7 एक प्राथमिक संख्या है।"
主要的
Transliteration: zhǔyào de
"数字7是一个质数。"
주요한
Transliteration: ju-yo-han
"숫자 7은 소수입니다."
主要な
Transliteration: shuyōna
"数字7は素数です。"
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