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primers

British  
/ ˈprɪməz /

plural noun

  1. informal the youngest class in a primary school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1887, he created one of the earliest written sales primers for staff to memorize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency for violations involving toxic fumes emanating from leaking and improperly sealed paints, primers and automotive fluids.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

When she was eight, Jackson says, her elementary school’s library was limited to bland Dick and Jane primers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

While it was challenging to settle on only three primers, the researchers chose statements they thought fit the most common perceptions about AI, Liu says.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

In Bengali class they read from hand-sewn primers brought back by their teacher from Calcutta, intended for five-year-olds, printed, Gogol can’t help noticing, on paper that resembles the folded toilet paper he uses at school.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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