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prima
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adjective
(= leading, star, starring, stellar)
indicating the most important performer or role
the leading man
prima ballerina
prima donna
a star figure skater
the starring role
a stellar role
a stellar performance
Prima
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noun
used primarily as eating apples
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.