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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Of first-rate importance; principal; excellent: a palmary truth.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Same as palmar.
  2. Worthy of receiving the palm; preëminent; chief; conspicuous.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Worthy of the palm; preeminent; superior.
  2. adj. principal; chief

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. (Anat.) Palmar.
  2. adj. Worthy of the palm; palmy; preëminent; superior; principal; chief.

Etymologies

  1. Latin palmarius, palmaris belonging to palms, deserving the palm or prize. (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin palmārius, decorated with the palm of victory, from palma, palm; see palm2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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