Meaning of PRIMEVAL
| Pronunciation: | | prI'meevul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" |
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| | Synonyms: | | aboriginal, early, primaeval, primal, primordial |
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| | Definition: | | \Pri*me"val\, a. [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum
age. See {Prime}, a., and {Age}.]
Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive;
primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. ``This is the
forest primeval.'' --Longfellow.
From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. --Keats.
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