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priming definition

prim·ing (prī′miŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that primes
  2. the explosive used to set off the charge in a gun or in blasting
  3. primer (sense )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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