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PRIMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Primus mean?
• PRIMUS (noun)
The noun PRIMUS has 2 senses:
1. the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
2. a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
Familiarity information: PRIMUS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("primus" is a kind of...):
bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Primus; Primus stove
Hypernyms ("Primus" is a kind of...):
cooking stove; kitchen range; kitchen stove; range; stove (a kitchen appliance used for cooking food)
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