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Primer

Noun

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1.NounA prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
2.NounAny of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
3.NounA children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
4.NounAn introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
5.NounAn elementary school class; an elementary school student.
6.NounAny substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
7.NounA person who primes explosives.
8.NounA substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
9.NounA layer of such a substance.
10.NounA layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
11.NounA person who primes wood, metal, etc.
12.NounA molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
13.NounA pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
14.NounA device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, in airplanes.
15.NounA person who prunes trees.
16.AdjectiveFirst in time, initial, early.
17.AdjectiveFirst in importance, premier.
18.AdjectiveFirst in position, foremost.
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