Sinhala Dictionary definitions for primer
primer 🔊 /pɹajˈmɚ/
primer : සෝඩි පොත
primer : ප්රථමකය
primer : ප්රාථමිකය
primer : මුල් පොත
primer : හෝඩි පොත
primer : පළමුවැනි පාඩම් පොත
primer definition
Noun.
- One who, or that which, primes
- an instrument or device for priming; Especially., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder.
- Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction.
- A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
- A kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica.
Adjective. First; original; primary.