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imprimis

[ im-prahy-mis, -pree- ]
/ ɪmˈpraɪ mɪs, -ˈpri- /
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adverb
in the first place.
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Origin of imprimis

1425–75; late Middle English <Latin, contraction of phrase in prīmīs in the first place, above all

Words nearby imprimis

impressment, impressure, imprest, imprest fund, imprimatur, imprimis, imprint, imprinter, imprinting, imprison, imprisonment
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British Dictionary definitions for imprimis

imprimis
/ (ɪmˈpraɪmɪs) /
adverb
archaic in the first place

Word Origin for imprimis

C15: from Latin phrase in prīmīs, literally: among the first things
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