great primer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of great primer
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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The federal Energy Star program has a great primer, titled “A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Sealing and Insulating with Energy Star.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021
It’s a great primer to learn about Mr. Landon’s love of the genre and his thought process when building a horror movie.
From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2021
As a crash course in using “real” footage to tell a fake story, Fishing With John was a great primer for the wave of reality TV that followed.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2021
The mix is a great primer for her sound: tough, angular, clattering techno and bass music with a constant, addictive groove.
From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2019
By 1544 a fount of great primer had been completed and a book printed in it, the Praeparatio Euangelica of Eusebius.
From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
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