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Webster 1913 Edition
Primal
Pri′mal
,Adj.
First; primary; original; chief.
It hath the
primal
eldest curse upon it. Shakespeare
The
primal
duties shine aloft like stars. Wordsworth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Primal
PRI'MAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
primal
primal
English
Adjective
primal (not comparable)
- Being the first in time, or history.
- primal man
- Being of greatest importance; primary.
- (meat trade) Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.
Synonyms
- (first in time or history): aboriginal, primaeval/primeval, primordial
- (being of greatest importance): primary
Translations
Being the first in time, or history
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Being of greatest importance; primary
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Derived terms
- primal therapist
- primal therapy
- primality
- primally