PRIMEVALLY

Etymology

Adverb

primevally (comparative more primevally, superlative most primevally)

In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.

Source: Wiktionary


Pri*me"val*ly, adv.

Definition: In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. Darwin.

PRIMEVAL

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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HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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