PRIMO (primi)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: primi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does primo mean? 

• PRIMO (noun)
  The noun PRIMO has 1 sense:

1. the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

  Familiarity information: PRIMO used as a noun is very rare.

• PRIMO (adjective)
  The adjective PRIMO has 1 sense:

1. the best of its kind

  Familiarity information: PRIMO used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIMO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("primo" is a kind of...):

part; voice (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music)

Holonyms ("primo" is a part of...):

duet; duette; duo (a musical composition for two performers)

• PRIMO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The best of its kind

Similar:

best ((superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)