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primeval.

Belonging to the first ages.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/Received-Pronunciation/pɹʌɪ̯-/Received-Pronunciation/pɹaɪ̯ˈmi.vəl/Canada, General-American, Scotland/pɹʌi̯-/Scotland
  1. Belonging to the first ages.

  2. Primary; original.

  3. Primitive.

Where this word comes from

From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.

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