n. 1. An elementary textbook for teaching children to read. 2. A book that covers the basic elements of a subject. [Middle English, devotional manual, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin prīmārium, from neuter of prīmārius, first, from Latin, from prīmus; see PRIME.] |
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