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primal |
Overview of adj primal The adj primal has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal -- (serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure") 2. aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial -- (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") Antonyms of adj primal 2 senses of primal Sense 1 cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Sense 2 aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial INDIRECT (VIA late, early) -> middle INDIRECT (VIA early, middle) -> late Similarity of adj primal 2 senses of primal Sense 1 cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal => important (vs. unimportant), of import Sense 2 aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial => early (vs. middle) (vs. late) Attributes of adj primal Familiarity of adj primal primal used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj primal primal Overview of adj primal The adj primal has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal -- (serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure") 2. aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial -- (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")
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