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   primal

   /ˈprʌɪml/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval: "primal hunting societies" Similar originalinitialearlyearliestfirstprimitiveprimevalprimaryOpposite subsequentderivative
   • ▪ relating to or denoting the needs, fears, or behaviour that are postulated (especially in Freudian theory) to form the origins of emotional life: "he preys on people's primal fears"
   • 2. most important; primary or fundamental: "rivers were the primal highways of life" Similar basicfundamentalessentialelementalprimaryvitalcentralintrinsicindispensableinherentcardinalcharacteristicOpposite peripheral

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus ‘first’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. primally adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRIMAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   basic and relating to an early stage of development: a primal urge to connect with nature. primal fears. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Prehistory. anatosaurus. apatosaurus. Australopithecus. brachiosaurus. broch. henge. Holocene. ice age. ichthyosaur. iguanodon. Permian. Phanerozoic. pictograph. Pleistocene. Pliocene. raptor.

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   pri· mal ˈprī-məl. Synonyms of primal. 1. : original, primitive. village life continued in its primal innocence Van Wyck Brooks. 2. : first in importance : primary. Synonyms. arch. big. capital. cardinal. central. chief. dominant. first. foremost. grand. greatest. highest. key. leading. main. master. number one. No. 1. numero uno. overbearing.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRIMAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PRIMAL meaning: 1. relating to the time when human life on earth began: 2. basic and relating to an early stage of…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIMAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Primal is used to describe something that relates to the origins of things or that is very basic.

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   Primal definition: first; original; primeval. See examples of PRIMAL used in a sentence.

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   The adjective primal describes something that's essential or basic, like the primal urge to protect yourself and your family from harm. The Latin root of primal is primus, which means first. If your friend talks about his primal self, he means the most basic, important part of who he is.

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   Define primal. primal synonyms, primal pronunciation, primal translation, English dictionary definition of primal. adj. 1. Being first in time; original; primeval. 2. Of first importance; primary. pri·mal′i·ty n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...

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   A cold shiver went down his spine just thinking about it; a primal fear of dark and dank places. In this way we, as it were, bring the causal or primal term and its remotest dependent immediately together, and raise a derivative knowledge into one which is primary and intuitive.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPRIMAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    PRIMAL definition: very basic, or relating to the time when human life on Earth began: . Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprimal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of primal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.