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[ prahy -muh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpraɪ məl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective first; original; primeval: primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.
of first importance; fundamental: the primal resources of a nation.
Origin of primal From the Medieval Latin word prīmālis, dating back to 1535–45. See prime, -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM primal non·pri·mal, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH primal primal , primeval, primordialWords nearby primal prima facie, prima facie case, prima facie evidence, primage, prima inter pares, primal , primal scene, primal scream, primal therapy, primaquine, primaries
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Example sentences from the Web for primal And to this day, liberals in the political world use the name “Willie Horton” to describe an appeal to primal racial fears.
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I wanted to fill her with pain and primal rage, which was really fun for me.
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Because primal violence is justified by religious belief, “the offenders have no remorse, no fear, and are extremely confident.”
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One is on African primal religions, another on the tao of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, another on the path to total rejuvenation.
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Meeting the Clintons, added Steve Rosinski, an actor in Las Vegas, was “primal .”
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"The Man of Primal Times" proved his unlimited supremacy over the body.
Auguste Rodin | Rainer Maria Rilke
It is impossible to conceive existence terminated by a primal or initial cause.
A Few Words About the Devil | Charles Bradlaugh
The primal work in every country, for its own safety, should be the education and freedom of woman.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV | Various
Its subtle flavors escape them while they grovel in primal mud.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
She had nothing in common with anything of that kind; she had to do with the primal facts of life.
Jane Field | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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British Dictionary definitions for primal adjective first or original
chief or most important
Word Origin for primal C17: from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus first
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to primal primordial, aboriginal, ancient, central, chief, earliest, early, first, fundamental, highest, old, original, paramount, past, prehistoric, primitive, principal, pristine
Medical definitions for primal adj. Being first in time; original.
Of first or central importance; primary.
Other words from primal pri•mal′ i•ty (-măl′ ĭ-tē ) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.