"Optimus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Optimuses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin optimus; For optimum, optimate, optimal. Popularized by the fictional robot character Optimus Prime in the 1980s. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|optimus}} Latin optimus Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|es}} Optimus (plural Optimuses)
  1. A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot. Wikipedia link: en:Optimus Prime Coordinate_terms: Glitch, Sparky
    Sense id: en-Optimus-en-name-64zXZkds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nicknames
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