Did you know that the word "primate" isn't even in the dictionary?

Question

Seriously, go and check.


;-)
got the idea from last entwife

thanks phoenix and sick puppy.

is everyone asleep today?

having people actually paste it in was not expected, but awesome!

Answer 1

Are you counting on how many would actually go to check? Well I did. It's on page 1069 between primary stress and primatology in my Yiddish-Tahitian dictionary.

;-) back @ ya.

Answer 2

It is in my dictionary: "The American Heritage Dictionary". I'm too lazy to type it out, so I'll copy it from:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/primate
1. (prmt) A mammal of the order Primates, which includes the anthropoids and prosimians, characterized by refined development of the hands and feet, a shortened snout, and a large brain.
2. A bishop of highest rank in a province or country.

Answer 3

"The dictionary"?

You must think there's only one dictionary, just like you think there's only one religion.

Your dictionary is flawed (just like your religion).

Merriam-Webster has it:

primate

Main Entry:
pri·mate Listen to the pronunciation of primate
Pronunciation:
\ˈprī-ˌmāt or especially for 1 -mət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English primat, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus
Date:
13th century

1often capitalized : a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation2archaic : one first in authority or rank : leader3[New Latin Primates, from Latin, plural of primat-, primas] : any of an order (Primates) of mammals that are characterized especially by advanced development of binocular vision, specialization of the appendages for grasping, and enlargement of the cerebral hemispheres and that include humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers)

Answer 4

Which dictionary is it not in? It might be offensive to certain groups of people (because they have the same intelligence level as primates).

Answer 5

It's certainly in my old Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1965).

Answer 6

I assume this is an attempt to get people to read the less common definition of "primate"?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/primate

Answer 7

The word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary either. You can look THAT up!

Answer 8

It's in the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primate


nice try.

Answer 9

sorry but its there in the Cambridge advanced learner dictionary that i have

Answer 10

It's in mine. You must have an old....... dictionary.