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Definition of primaeval - 2 dictionary results

pri⋅mae⋅val

[prahy-mee-vuhl]
–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


pri⋅me⋅val⋅ly, adverb


primary, primordial, pristine. See prime.
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