Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The principal part in a duet or ensemble composition.
  • adjective First.
  • adjective Exceptionally good of its kind; first-class.
  • adjective Highly or most valuable.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In music, a first or principal part, as in duets or trios.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Mus.) First; chief.

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  • noun music The principal part of a duet.
  • adjective colloquial Best; first-class.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective the best of its kind
  • noun the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, from Old Italian, first, from Latin prīmus; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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Italian primo ("first")

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Examples

  • Quod esse non potest: quia sic idem esset notius et minus notum, ut patet in primo posteriorum.

    June 18th, 2009 m_francis 2009

  • The 2001 flick is kind of primo and really stands the test of time in pop culture's current fascination with pop music and gossip.

    ‘Josie And The Pussycats’ Rock Out With This Week’s Sick Day Stash » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • We bring you this special message from CD 14 Councilman Jose Huizar via his "primo" JOSE'S BLOG.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • Although, she has "primo" sarcasm ability. (not exactly a bad thing in my opinion)

    ABC's Ignominy Continues 2009

  • ( "Subprime" comes from the Latin root sub primo, meaning "foreclosures in southern California.")

    When Fools Rush In, The Joke's on Them 2007

  • Fair dos, Kaplan obviously had fun writing it, and some of his touches work well: 'Under this Adam Impulse people have exerted themselves to come up with names for very large numbers, such as primo-vigesimo-centillion for 10366, and the mellifluous milli-millillion for 103,000,003.'

    The Nothing that Is: A Natural History of Zero jinty 2007

  • Oh dear, the kids don't say things like "primo" any more, do they?

    Pen-Elayne on the Web 2005

  • A pound of "primo" marijuana from the business ran $4,409, while a quarter-ounce of regular marijuana was $40, the sheriff's office said.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Prices ranged from $40 for a quarter ounce of regular marijuana to $4,409 for a pound of "primo" marijuana, officials said.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Prices ranged from $40 for a quarter ounce of regular marijuana to $4,409 for a pound of "primo" marijuana, officials said.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

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