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Definition: Primus |
PrimusNoun1. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland. 2. A portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "primus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references) |
Etymology: Primus \Pri"mus\, noun. [Latin expression, the first.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Primus The archbishop, or rather "presiding bishop," of the Episcopal Church of Scotland. He is elected by the other six bishops, and presides in Convocation, or meetings relative to church matters. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In Scotland, a primus is the Anglican clergyman known as a primate in other parts of the world.
A Primus is also a kind of portable stove.Members
Career
More information about Primus can be found in the article on Les Claypool.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Primus."
Synonym: PrimusSynonym: Primus stove (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Superiority | Noun: superiority, majority; greatness; advantage; pull; preponderance, preponderation; vantage ground, prevalence, partiality; personal superiority; nobility; (rank); Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain; crackajack. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Primus |
| English words defined with "primus": ineffectually. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "primus": Hexameter Verse. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "primus": Imprimis ♦ Primacy, Primal, Primate, Primeval, Primine, Primipara, Primipilar, Primitia, Primogenitor, Primordial, Primrose. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Primus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (primus), German (star student, top of the class), Latin (chief, chiefs, finest, first, nobles, prim, primal, prime, primer, primogenitor, primogeniture), Swedish (head boy). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Primus (1971) | |
Song Titles | Mephisto and Kevin (performing artist: Primus) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Aristotellis stragiritae de historia animalium liber primus. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Portrait of Pearl Primus. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Economic History | Australia | This list includes Primus, PowerTel, UEComm (a subsidiary of United Energy), and MCI Worldcom (UUNET). (references) |
Australia | Some of the principal ISPs in the local market include: Telstra Big Pond, Optus, MCI Worldcom (UUNet), Primus and AAPT. (references) | |
Australia | Aside from Telstra, the most significant carriers include Optus, Primus, AAPT (owned by Telecom NZ), Orange and Vodafone. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Primus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Primus" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 31 | 62,296 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "primus" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Primus | Last name | 1,000 | 15,078 |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Primus Knowledge Solutions Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "primus": primus stove. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
primus | 1,461 | automotive financial primus services | 13 |
primus financial | 214 | insurance primus | 13 |
primus canada | 146 | discography primus | 12 |
financial primus services | 92 | internet primus | 12 |
primus lyrics | 90 | primus auto loan | 11 |
primus communication | 54 | auto primus | 11 |
primus telecommunication | 52 | primus camp stove | 11 |
primus stove | 42 | primus mp3 | 10 |
primus long distance | 42 | automotive financial primus | 10 |
primus tab | 31 | primus music | 10 |
automotive primus | 31 | primus guitar tab | 10 |
primus bass tab | 29 | primus auto finance | 8 |
primus telecom | 25 | fuel omni primus | 8 |
primus phone | 17 | banker coldwell primus realty | 7 |
banker coldwell primus | 16 | primus video | 7 |
primus band | 15 | primus suck | 7 |
mail primus web | 15 | primus realty | 6 |
pearl primus | 14 | primus lantern | 6 |
finance primus | 14 | lab primus | 6 |
credit primus | 13 | primus pic | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "primus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | primus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | البريموس وابور كاز للطبخ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | примус. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | چراغ خوراک پزی (Cooker, Heater), شخص یاچیزدرجه اول . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | réchaud de camping. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | petroleumkocher (paraffin stove). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γκαζιέρα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elnökké választott püspök. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | imuspray примус. (various references) prvi (first, initial, leading, maiden, premier, prime, principal), najstariji (eldest). (various references) hornillo de camping. (various references) primuskök. (various references) примус (coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, duresse, oil stove), перший (arch-, first, one, opening, original, premier, primary, prime, virgin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 20, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oV ean qelh en umin einai prwtoV estw umwn douloV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et qui voluerit inter vos primus esse erit vester servus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | & se þe wile beo-tweox eow beonfyrmest syo he eower þeow. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And who euere amonge you wole be firste, he shal be youre seruaunt. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And whosoever wil be chefe let him be youre servaut |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place: |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 20, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | ug bisan kinsay gustong maghawod kaninyo, kinahanglan ma-inyo siyang ulipon; |
| Chinese | 誰 願 為 首 、 就 必 作 們 的 僕 人 ． |
| Croatian | I tko god hoæe da meðu vama bude prvi, neka vam bude sluga." |
| Danish | og den, som vil være den ypperste iblandt eder, han skal være eders Træl. |
| Dutch | En zo wie onder u zal willen de eerste zijn, die zij uw dienstknecht. |
| Finnish | ja joka teidän keskuudessanne tahtoo olla ensimmäinen, se olkoon teidän orjanne; |
| French | et quiconque veut être le premier parmi vous, qu`il soit votre esclave. |
| German | und wer da will der Vornehmste sein, der sei euer Knecht, |
| Haitian Creole | Si yonn nan nou ta vle chèf, se pou l' esklav nou tout. |
| Hungarian | És a ki közöttetek elsõ akar lenni, legyen a ti szolgátok. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dan orang yang mau menjadi yang pertama di antara kalian, harus menjadi hambamu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan barangsiapa yang hendak menjadi kepala di antara kamu, ialah patut menjadi hamba kepada kamu sekalian. |
| Italian | e colui che vorr essere il primo tra voi, si far vostro schiavo; |
| Latvian | Bet kas starp jums grib bût pirmais, tas lai ir jûsu kalps! |
| Manx Gaelic | As quoi-erbee baillish ve yn ard-ghooinney nyn mast' eu, lhig da ve yn charvaant eu. |
| Maori | A ki te mea tetahi kia tupu ko ia hei tino tangata i roto i a koutou, me whakatupu pononga ia ma koutou: |
| Norwegian | og den som vil være den første blandt eder, han skal være eders træl, |
| Rumanian | wi oricare va vrea sq fie cel dintki kntre voi, sq vq fie rob. |
| Russian | Й ЛФП ИПЮЕФ НЕЦ"Х ЧБНЙ 'ЩФШ ЕТЧЩН, "Б 'Х"ЕФ ЧБН ТБ'ПН; |
| Shuar | Ame Kapitiántrum ajastaj Tákunka Ashí shuara yaintri Ajástí. |
| Spanish | y el que anhele ser el primero entre vosotros, será vuestro siervo. |
| Swahili | na anayetaka kuwa wa kwanza kati yenu sharti awe mtumishi wenu. |
| Swedish | och den som vill vara främst bland eder, han vare de andras dräng, |
| Uma | Pai' hema to doko' bohe hanga' -na kana jadi' batua-ni. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "primus": primuses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "primus" (pronounced prī"mus) |
| 3 | -m u s | animus, anonymous, autonomous, blasphemous, dermis, enormous, epidermis, famous, grimace, hippopotamus, humus, ignoramus, infamous, isthmus, litmus, magnanimous, mandamus, monogamous, polygamous, posthumous, premise, promise, pumice, ramus, Shamas, shamus, synonymous, thalamus, thermos, unanimous, venomous. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: purism. | |
| Words within the letters "i-m-p-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: prims, prism, puris, rumps, sirup. | |
-2 letters: imps, mirs, prim, puri, purs, rims, rips, rump, rums, simp, spur, sump, umps. | |
-3 letters: imp, ism, mir, mis, mus, pis, piu, psi, pur, pus, rim, rip, rum, sim, sip, sir, sri, sum, sup, ump, ups. | |
-4 letters: is, mi, mu, pi, si, um, up, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-m-p-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: purisms, spumier, umpires. | |
+2 letters: frumpish, grumpish, imporous, imputers, marsupia, murphies, premiums, primulas, primuses, protiums, pumicers, stumpier, triumphs. | |
+3 letters: emporiums, epicurism, europiums, frumpiest, grumphies, grumpiest, imperious, imperiums, imposture, impugners, marsupial, marsupium, pauperism, plumerias, pluralism, presidium, presuming, presummit, puerilism, rumpliest, semigroup, septarium, spirillum, superfirm, supermind, supermini, superpimp, umpirages. | |
+4 letters: crumpliest, dimorphous, dysprosium, epicurisms, grumpiness, impervious, importunes, impostures, impressure, impromptus, impureness, impurities, manuscript, marsupials, mudskipper, multisport, outpromise, pauperisms, perimysium, periosteum, plumberies, pluralisms, practicums, praesidium, presidiums, proscenium, prostomium, psalterium, pterygiums, puerilisms, puritanism, puromycins, resumption, semigroups, spermatium, sporangium, subprimate, superfirms, supermicro, superminds, superminis, superpimps, suppertime, trapeziums, trumperies, uropygiums. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 72 69 6D 75 73 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .-. .. -- ..- ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01110010 01101001 01101101 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P r i m u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0072 0069 006D 0075 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)508475798785 |
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