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[ pree -moh; for 1, 2 also Italian pr ee -maw ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpri moʊ; for 1, 2 also Italian ˈpri mɔ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural pri·mos, pri·mi [pree -mee Italian pr ee -mee]. /ˈpri mi Italian ˈpri mi/. Music . the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
the first or leading part in an ensemble.
adjective Slang . first-class: dinner at a primo restaurant. highly valuable or most essential: the primo player on the team. Origin of primo 1785–95; <Italian: literally, first <Latin prīmus. See prime
Words nearby primo primitive node, primitive polynomial, primitive streak, primitivism, Primitivo, primo , Primo de Rivera, Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, primogenitor, primogeniture, primordial
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I had not been half an hour at work, when I heard a knock at my door, which I at once recognized as that of my primo tenore.
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Alfred Giraudet joined the grand opera as primo basso cantante.
Delsarte System of Oratory | Various
Primo uterque vociferari coepit et certatim alter alteri obstrepere.
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Primo de Rivero then explained his position, which was curious.
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Primo , It must one day be true; and therefore may very probably be so at present.
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British Dictionary definitions for primo noun plural -mos or -mi (-mɪ ) music the upper or right-hand part in a piano duet Compare secondo
Also: primo tempo at the same speed as at the beginning of the piece
Word Origin for primo Italian: first, from Latin prīmus
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