Dictionary Entry

prime

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/pɹaɪ̯m/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓

The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

In a Sentence

“The essay uses prime to make the point more precise.”

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Poetry examples for “prime”

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Lest Flora angry at thy crime,
To kill her Infants in their prime,
Do quickly make th' Example Yours;

"'Here he comes, holds in mouth this time
--What may the thing be? Well, that's prime!
Now, did you ever? Reason reigns

And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.