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prima facia

prima facia is the misspelling of prima facie.

Meaning of prima facie

Adverb

prima facie (comparative more prima facie, superlative most prima facie)

  1. At first sight; on the face of it.
    • […] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.1871, Gail Hamilton, Gala-days, page 191

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Questions about prima facia

What is prima facia the misspelling of?
Prima facia is the misspelling of prima facie.

Words near prima facia in the dictionary

  1. prima ballerina
  2. prima ballerinas
  3. prima donna
  4. prima donnaish
  5. prima donnas
  6. prima facia
  7. prima faciality
  8. prima facie
  9. prima materia
  10. prima mobilia
  11. prima scriptura

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