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primeval, primaeval [praɪˈmiːvəl] adj
of or belonging to the first age or ages, esp of the world [from Latin prīmaevus youthful, from prīmus first + aevum age] primevally , primaevally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
primeval primaeval adjective 1. earliest, old, original, ancient, primitive, first, early, pristine, primal, prehistoric, primordial a vast expanse of primeval swamp 2. primal, primitive, natural, basic, inherited, inherent, hereditary, instinctive, innate, congenital, primordial, inborn, inbred, hard-wired a primeval urge Translations primeval [praɪˈmiːvəl] adj → primitif/ive primeval instincts → instincts primitifs primeval forest → forêt primitive primeval adj → urzeitlich, Ur-; primeval soup → Ursuppe f; primeval slime → Urschleim m; primeval forest → Urwald m; primeval instinct → Urinstinkt m primeval [praɪˈmiːv/əl] adj → primordiale, primitivo/a primeval forests → foreste originarie primeval [praɪˈmiːv/əl] adj → primordiale, primitivo/a primeval forests → foreste originarie adj primeval, primaeval [praiˈmiːvəl] of or belonging to the first ages of history primeval forests. oeroue نِسْبَة إلى أقْدَم العُصور първобитен pradávný ur- uranfänglich, ur- αρχέγονος, πανάρχαιος primitivo ürgaegne نخستین؛ بسیار کهن alku- primitif בְּראשִית आदिम, आदियुगीन ős(i) purba primordiale, primitivo 원시시대의 pirmykštis, pirmapradis mūžamežs purbakala ur-, urtids- pradawny первобытный, первозданный pôvodný, prastarý, prehistorický prvobiten praistorijski urtids-, ur- ยุคดึกดำบรรพ์ eski çağlardan kalma 原始的 первісний قديم زمانے کا nguyên thuỷ How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The surrounding shores were beautiful with semitropical verdure, while in the distance the country rose from the ocean in hill and tableland, almost uniformly clothed by primeval forest. He recapitulated what he would no doubt call his arguments,--they sounded more like threats,--and as he spoke I saw dragons fighting for their dams in the primeval ooze, and heard savage trumpetings of masculine monsters without a name. Tis said that when The hands of men Tamed this primeval wood, And hoary trees with groans of woe, Like warriors by an unknown foe, Were in their strength subdued, The virgin Earth Gave instant birth To springs that ne'er did flow That in the sun Did rivulets run, And all around rare flowers did blow The wild rose pale Perfumed the gale And the queenly lily adown the dale(Whom the sun and the dew And the winds did woo), With the gourd and the grape luxuriant grew. |
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