prime target
Definition of prime target
: someone who is more likely than most other people to be affected by something (such as a disease) Men in this age group are prime targets for heart disease.
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: the second of the canonical hours
: the first hour of the day usually considered either as 6 a.m. or the hour of sunrise
: the earliest stage
: first in time : original
: of, relating to, or being a prime number — compare relatively prime
: having no polynomial factors other than itself and no monomial factors other than 1
: a mark to shoot at
: a target marked by shots fired at it
: something or someone fired at or marked for attack
: to make a target of
: to set as a goal
: to direct or use toward a target
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