prima
Meaning
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- (not-comparable) excellent
- (informal, not-comparable) OK, satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈprimaː/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Italian prima (“first, best”), which together with secunda and tertia denoted the three classes of wares. The latter two fell out of use, but prima stayed, although with a changed meaning.
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