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   primeval

   /prʌɪˈmiːvl/

   adjective

   • 1. of the earliest time in history: "mile after mile of primeval forest" Similar ancientearliestfirstprehistoricantediluvianantiqueprimordialprimitiveprimalpristineoriginaluntouched by humansaboriginalindigenousrare:autochthonousautochthonicprimigenialOpposite modern
   • ▪ (of emotion or behaviour) strongly instinctive and unreasoning: "a primeval desire" Similar instinctiveprimitivebasicprimalprimordialintuitiveintuitionalinvoluntaryinborninnateinherentinbrednaturalcongenitalhereditaryinheritedin the bloodingrained

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin primaevus (from primus ‘first’ + aevum ‘age’) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. primevally adverb

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   PRIMEVAL definition: 1. ancient; existing at or from a very early time: 2. ancient; existing at or from a very early…. Learn more.

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   primeval: [adjective] of or relating to the earliest ages (as of the world or human history) : ancient, primitive.

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   Primeval definition: of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world. See examples of PRIMEVAL used in a sentence.

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   PRIMEVAL meaning: 1. ancient; existing at or from a very early time: 2. ancient; existing at or from a very early…. Learn more.

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   Of or belonging to the first age or ages, esp of the world.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprimeval adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   primeval forests; primeval soup (= the mixture of gases and substances that is thought to have existed when the earth was formed and from which life started) Topics History c2. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   primeval: 1 adj having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state “the forest primeval ” Synonyms: aboriginal , primaeval , primal , primordial early at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

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    Find 13 different ways to say PRIMEVAL, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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    Primeval definition: Belonging to the first or earliest age or ages; original or ancient.