prime

adjective [not gradable] (MAIN/BEST)

/prɑɪm/

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› most important, or of the best quality: You’re a prime candidate to be spending money on foolish things. This is a prime example of native Utah architecture. The hospital is located on prime Upper East Side property.

(Definition of prime adjective (MAIN/BEST) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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