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primeval

pri·me·val

UK/pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/ US/pɹʌɪ̯-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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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Origin

From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.

Phrases

  • forest primeval
  • primeval forest
  • primeval soup evolutionary theory

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