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PRIMROSE LEAGUE

\pɹˈɪmɹə͡ʊz lˈiːɡ], \pɹˈɪmɹə‍ʊz lˈiːɡ], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_m_ɹ_əʊ_z l_ˈiː_ɡ]\

Definitions of PRIMROSE LEAGUE

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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