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PRIMER
Definition of PRIMER
noun
A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English primer, primere, from Medieval Latin primarius and primarium (“prayer book”) possibly via Anglo-Norman primer (“prayer book”), from prima (“prime the liturgical hour and office”) + -arius and -arium (suffix forming related objects). Its use for schoolbooks derived from the late medieval and early modern use of such prayer books to teach reading.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (281)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PRIM · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRIMER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PRIMER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIMPRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start PRIMER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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