2. Noun. (context: in the plural) fruit and vegetables that are available early in the season ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Primeur
1. early fruit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primeur
Literary usage of Primeur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Carottes by OECD Staff, Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2000)
"DISPOSITIONS CONCERNANT LE CALIBRAGE Le calibre est déterminé par le diamètre
maximal ou par le poids de la racine sans fane. i) Carotte de primeur^ et ..."
2. A Modern French Grammar: For Secondary Schools and Colleges by Philippe de La Rochelle (1919)
"... des ordres de lui he does not have to receive orders from him; il vous en
donnera la primeur (un livre en sa primeur) you will get the first one; ..."
3. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's ...edited by Christopher Cox edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"228 "ASCI Blue Pacific can bring IBM on first position in TOP500", primeur
Analysis, October 28, 1998, Ad Emmen. 229 'Teraflop" is a term used to describe a ..."