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prime

adjective
  1. Of fine quality: choice, fine 1, first-class, select, superior. See better
  2. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine 1, first-class, first-rate, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang: boss. Chiefly British: tophole. See good
  3. Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, principal, top. See important
  4. Preceding all others in time: earliest, first, initial, maiden, original, pioneer, primary, primordial. See start
  5. Not derived from something else: original, primary, primitive. See start
noun
A condition or time of vigor and freshness: bloom 1, blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush. See better
verb
To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fit 1, fix, make, prepare, ready. See prepared

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