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The correct spelling is primer.
How to pronounce primer
/ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Pri-mer
The correct spelling is primer. A 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, t… For example: "1545, The A.B.C. Primers"
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“1545, The A.B.C. Primers”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A 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.Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
- 3.A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
- 4.An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
- 5.An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
adjective
- 1.First in time, initial, early.
- 2.First in importance, premier.
- 3.First in position, foremost.
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