Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈpɹaɪməs/
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ˈpɹaɪməs
Proper noun
A male given name.
Usage- Dated
Noun
A Primus stove.
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Varya walked past slowly, idly peeping into each of them. There was a vendor of Turkish delight and halvah. A haberdasher's stall. A cobbler. A whitesmith. A repairer of Primuses and oil stoves.
Noun
a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
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