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primer meaning in Tamil

ப்ரைமர்

/ˈpɹaɪ.mə//ˈpɹɪm.əɹ/

primer in Tamil: ப்ரைமர், பிரைமர். In English, primer means a prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.

Tamil words for primer

ப்ரைமர், பிரைமர்

English meaning of primer

  1. noun A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
  2. noun Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
  3. noun A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
  4. noun An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.

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Questions about primer in Tamil

What is the meaning of primer in Tamil?
Primer in Tamil is ப்ரைமர், பிரைமர்.
primer என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Primer: ப்ரைமர், பிரைமர்.
What does primer mean in English?
Primer means a prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.

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Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “primer”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: primer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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