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primer

noun

  1. a simple book for teaching reading to beginners
  2. a textbook giving the first principles of any subject

noun

a person or thing that primes; specif.,
  1. a small cap, tube, etc. containing an explosive, used to set off a main charge
  2. paint, sizing, etc. used as a preparatory coating on a raw surface

See primer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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