PRIMEVAL

aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

primeval (comparative more primeval, superlative most primeval)

belonging to the first ages

primary; original

primitive

Source: Wiktionary


Pri*me"val, a. Etym: [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum age. See Prime, a., and Age.]

Definition: Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. "This is the forest primeval." Longfellow. From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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