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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•mate /ˈpraɪmeɪt, -mɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Mammalsa mammal of a group that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs.
See -prim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pri′mate of All′ Eng′land (prī′mit),USA pronunciation [Ch. of Eng.]- Religiona title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•mate (prī′māt or, esp. for 1, prī′mit),USA pronunciation n. - Religion[Eccles.]an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Mammalsany of various omnivorous mammals of the order Primates, comprising the three suborders Anthropoidea (humans, great apes, gibbons, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys), Prosimii (lemurs, loris, and their allies), and Tarsioidea (tarsiers), esp. distinguished by the use of hands, varied locomotion, and by complex flexible behavior involving a high level of social interaction and cultural adaptability.
- [Archaic.]a chief or leader.
- Late Latin prīmāt- (stem of prīmās), noun, nominal use of Latin prīmās of first rank, derivative of prīmus first (see prime); (def. 2) taken as singular of Neo-Latin Primates Primates, as if ending in -ate1
- 1175–1225; Middle English primat dignitary, religious leader
pri•ma′tal, adj., n. pri•ma•tial (prī mā′shəl),USA pronunciation pri•mat•i•cal (prī mat′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: primate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ n - any placental mammal of the order Primates, typically having flexible hands and feet with opposable first digits, good eyesight, and, in the higher apes, a highly developed brain: includes lemurs, lorises, monkeys, apes, and man
adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the order Primates
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin primates, plural of prīmās principal, from prīmus firstprimatial /praɪˈmeɪʃəl/ adj primate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ n - another name for archbishop
- Primate of all England ⇒ the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Primate of England ⇒ the Archbishop of York
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin prīmās principal, from prīmus first |