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primal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Primal \Pri"mal\, a. [LL. primalis fr L. primus the first See {Prime}, a.] First primary; original; chief. It hath the primal eldest curse upon it --Shak. The primal duties shine aloft like stars. --Wordsworth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: primal adj 1: 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" [syn: {cardinal}, {central}, {fundamental}, {key}] 2: 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" [syn: {aboriginal}, {primeval}, {primaeval}, {primordial}]
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