(a) First, original, most basic; prime age, the most vigorous period of life, prime; (b) of the moon: new, entering its first phase; (c) qualitees prime, the four primary qualities: heat, coldness……
(a) The first division of the day, from 6 to 9 A.M.; a time at the beginning or end of that period; the hour of sunrise; also, the second hour after sunrise [quot.: (?1440)]; (b) prim of the dai, prim……
