IMPRIMIS

Etymology

Adverb

imprimis (not comparable)

In the first place (used to introduce a list of items or considerations).

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pri"mis, adv. Etym: [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first.]

Definition: In the first place; first in order.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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