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Definition of: primate
(prī′mit, -māt) noun
1. The prelate highest in rank in a nation or province.
2. Any of an order (Primates) of mammals, including the tarsiers, lemurs, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and man. [<OF primat <LL primas, primatis of the first <L primus]
—pri·ma·tial (prī·mā′shəl) adjective
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