n. pl. pri·mi (-mē) also pri·mos (-mōz) Music The principal part in a duet or ensemble composition. adj. 1. First. 2. Slang a. Exceptionally good of its kind; first-class. b. Highly or most valuable. [Italian, from Old Italian, first, from Latin prīmus; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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