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	Syllables:		pri-mo-gen-i-ture

	Part of Speech		noun
	Pronunciation		prai mE jeh nih chEr
	Definition	1.	the legal right of the first-born, esp. the oldest male child, to the entire inheritance of one or both parents.
	Definition	2.	the state or fact of being the first-born.