primeval
or pri·mae·val
[ prahy-mee-vuhl ]
/ praɪˈmi vəl /
adjective
of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
Words nearby primeval
prime vertical, primely, primer, primero, primers, primeval, primigravida, primine, priming, primipara, primitive
Origin of primeval
SYNONYMS FOR primeval
OTHER WORDS FROM primeval
pri·me·val·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH primeval
primal primeval primordialDictionary.com Unabridged
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primeval
primaeval
/ (praɪˈmiːvəl) /
adjective
of or belonging to the first age or ages, esp of the world
Derived forms of primeval
primevally or primaevally, adverbWord Origin for primeval
C17: from Latin prīmaevus youthful, from prīmus first + aevum age
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