primate

Other forms of primate

plural

primates·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about primate

What does primate mean?

primate means "a senior clergyman and dignitary". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in primate?

primate has 2 syllables: pri-mate. The stress falls on "pri". In IPA it is /ˈpɹaɪˌmeɪt/.

What is another word for primate?

Close synonyms include archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is primate a common word?

primate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with primate?

17 words rhyme with primate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.