Prius

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Prius

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From Latin prius, neuter of prior (“prior, previous”). According to Toyota, the name can be interpreted as a reference to there never being a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it.

noun Priuses · Prii

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota. Also, whereas in L.A. you could step out your front door, whisper “I’m going to slash the tires of your Prius,” and within seconds about thirty neighbors would be calling the cops in an effort to protect their Prii, that would never happen at the ranch. The ranch was completely isolated. Our nearest

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Closest in meaning: brice, press, camry, nissan, volvo, subaru, toyota, mercedes, lexus, chevrolet, chevy, camaro, hyundai, econobox, suv, bmw

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@misc{prius_2026,
  title = {Prius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}