overprime

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verb

To prime with too much fuel.

“Let q be a minimal overprime of S.”

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Meanings

verboverprime (third-person singular simple present overprimes, present participle overpriming, simple past and past participle overprimed)

present singular third person overprimes · participle present overpriming · participle past overprimed · past overprimed

  1. transitiveTo prime with too much fuel.

    Be careful not to overprime the stove.

nounoverprime (plural overprimes)

plural overprimes

  1. mathematicsA prime number larger than some given natural number.

    Let q be a minimal overprime of S.

Origin

From over- + prime.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

overprime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overprime

MLA

“overprime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overprime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overprime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overprime.

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