primate

CEFRC1

/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A mammal such as a human, monkey, or ape.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An anthropoid; ape including human.

Examples

  • Apes are our cousins and primate relatives.

  • Madame Berthe's mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
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Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɹaɪmət/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.

  2. A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.

  3. A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.

More examples

In context

  • The Archbishop of Quebec is the primate of Canada.

  • Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.

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Origin

noun

First attested in 1876. From French primate, from the substantivization of Latin prīmās, prīmātis (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”), same as Etymology 2. So named due to the belief that primates are the highest order of mammals or animals.