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primate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

First attested in 1876. From French primate, from the substantivization of Latin prīmās, prīmātis (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”), same as Etymology 2. So named due to the belief that primates are the highest order of mammals or animals.

Meanings

  1. A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
    • Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.
  2. (informal) An anthropoid; ape including human.

Forms

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primates Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

super-primate · superprimate · subprimate · primatal · supraprimate · pan-primate · primatophilic · nonprimate · primatelike · primatology · euprimate

Hypernyms

mammal

Hyponyms

mandrill · indri · monkey · potto · simian · marmoset · gorilla · prosimian · orangutan · howler monkey · squirrel monkey · owl monkey · woolly monkey · gelada · night monkey · capuchin · lemur · hominid · bushbaby · baboon · entrina · bonobo · tarsier · great ape · galago · gibbon · chimpanzee · aye-aye · ape · tamarin · human being · loris · human · macaque · douroucouli · spider monkey · uakari · siamang · titi · saki

Relateds

:Category:Hominids · :Category:Monkeys · :Category:Prosimians

Synonyms

primate

Translations (69)

sk primát (mammal) · ko 령장류 (mammal) · nb primat (mammal) · is prímati (mammal) · ast primate (mammal) · et primaat (mammal) · az primat (mammal) · sl prvak (mammal) · tr primat (mammal) · cs primát (mammal) · lv primāts (mammal) · tg примат (mammal) · sv primat (mammal) · el πρωτεύον (mammal) · hy պրիմատ (mammal) · ja 霊長類 (mammal) · yi פּרימאַט (mammal) · cmn 靈長目 /灵长目 (mammal) · ky примат (mammal) · fa نخستی (mammal) · kk примат (mammal) · kmr destdar (mammal) · be прыма́т (mammal) · oc primat (mammal) · vi động vật linh trưởng (mammal) · is fremdardýr (mammal) · de Primat (mammal) · sh prìmāt (mammal) · da primat (mammal) · ru прима́т (mammal) · sl primat (mammal) · id primata (mammal) · uz primat (mammal) · mk прима́т (mammal) · lt primatas (mammal) · fr primate (mammal) · pt primata (mammal) · my ပရိုင်းမိတ် (mammal) · cs nehetnatec (mammal) · he פְּרִימָט (mammal) · sh прѝма̄т (mammal) · nn primat (mammal) · th ไพรเมต (mammal) · ko 영장류 (mammal) · ms primat (mammal) · es primate (mammal) · nl primaat (mammal) · pl naczelny (mammal) · kmr prîmat (mammal) · fi kädellinen (mammal) · ota میمون (mammal) · it primate (mammal) · et esikloomaline (mammal) · ro primat (mammal) · vi động vật có tay (mammal) · tk primat (mammal) · hu főemlős (mammal) · uk прима́т (mammal) · sq primat (mammal) · hi नरवानर (mammal) · cmn 靈長目動物 /灵长目动物 (mammal) · fa نخستیسان (mammal) · it primati (mammal) · tt примат (mammal) · ca primat (mammal) · af primaat (mammal) · ar رَئِيسِيَّات (mammal) · bg прима́т (mammal) · ka პრიმატი (mammal)

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primate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹaɪmət/
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  • /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in c. 1275. From Middle English primat(e), from Old French primat (French primat), from Late Latin prīmās, prīmātis (“chief bishop”), substantivisation of prīmās (same as Etymology 1), from prīmus (“prime, first in rank (also as a substantive)”). Compare English primus, of similar derivation and meaning.

Meanings

  1. In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
    • The Archbishop of Quebec is the primate of Canada.
  2. In the Orthodox Church, the presiding bishop of an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or region. Usually, the expression primate refers to the first hierarch of an autocephalous or autonomous Orthodox church. Less often, it is used to refer to the ruling bishop of an archdiocese or diocese.
  3. In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.

Forms

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primates Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

abbot primate · Primate of All England · primate city · Primate of England · prince-primate · primatical · Primate of the Gauls · archprimate · primateship

Hypernyms

mammal

Hyponyms

mandrill · human · marmoset · tarsier · galago · gorilla · prosimian · orangutan · gelada · hominid · bushbaby · baboon · ape · bonobo · loris · lemur · gibbon · tamarin · chimpanzee · great ape · monkey · macaque · siamang

Relateds

exarch · primatial · :Category:Hominids · :Category:Monkeys · primus · patriarch · :Category:Prosimians · ultimate

Synonyms

primate

Translations (25)

mi paraimete (archbishop or bishop) · fi priimas (archbishop or bishop) · la prīmās (archbishop or bishop) · vi tổng giám mục (archbishop or bishop) · gv ard-aspick (archbishop or bishop) · ja 大主教 (archbishop or bishop) · de Primas (archbishop or bishop) · bg архиепи́скоп (archbishop or bishop) · mi pīhopa mātāmua (archbishop or bishop) · pl prymas (archbishop or bishop) · es primado (archbishop or bishop) · cmn 總主教 /总主教 (archbishop or bishop) · nl primaat (archbishop or bishop) · hu prímás (archbishop or bishop) · ru епи́скоп (archbishop or bishop) · ro primat (archbishop or bishop) · ko 대주교 (archbishop or bishop) · ca primat (archbishop or bishop) · it primate (archbishop or bishop) · ru архиепи́скоп (archbishop or bishop) · ru прима́с (archbishop or bishop) · fr primat (archbishop or bishop) · pt primado (archbishop or bishop) · de Primat (archbishop or bishop) · is prímati (archbishop or bishop)

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