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Primus has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland

"The primus recently announced a new initiative to support parishes across the Highlands."

2

a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers

"He lit his primus to boil water for coffee while we were huddled around the fire at dusk."

3

One of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.

"We packed a primus stove to boil water for coffee while camping in the rainforest."

4

A Primus stove

Proper Noun
1

A male given name

"His grandfather named him Primus, a rare choice for a boy born on New Year's Day."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bishop stove
Rhyming Words
emus imus domus ramus namus camus armus humus ismus ulmus mimus tamus remus wamus comus momus thymus cyamus leymus litmus
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