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Definition of primaeval - 3 dictionary results

pri⋅mae⋅val

  [prahy-mee-vuhl]
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–adjective
primeval.

pri⋅me⋅val

  [prahy-mee-vuhl]
–adjective
of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world: primeval forms of life.
Also, primaeval.

Origin:
1765–75; < L prīmaev(us) young (prīm(us) prime + aev(um) age + -us adj. suffix) + -al 1

Related forms:
pri⋅me⋅val⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
primary, primordial, pristine. See prime.
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primeval 
1653, from L. primævus "early in life," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + ævum "an age."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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