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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The first among equals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Latin phrase, meaning ‘first among equals.’
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin prīmus inter parēs : prīmus, first + inter, among + parēs, pl. of pār, equal.]
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