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primer

[prim-er, prahy-mer] / ˈprɪm ər, ˈpraɪ mər /
NOUN
textbook
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The film is both a primer on the form and a refresher for the initiated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In an investment primer over the summer, BofA Securities analysts dubbed the advent of quantum computing “the next fire moment,” or the biggest and most consequential technological development in hundreds of thousands of years.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Senate in 2002, for a primer on the Fourth Amendment, and what the changes in the ICE memo mean.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Before Landman became an on-field general for the Rams, he was in teacher mode, offering teammates a primer that had nothing to do with playbooks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

The primer would be repeated again and again because the transmitting civilization would have no way to know when we tuned in on the message.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan