primal

pri·mal  (prml)

adj.

1. Being first in time; original; primeval.

2. Of first importance; primary.

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[Medieval Latin prmlis, from Latin prmus, first; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pri·mali·ty (-ml-t) n.

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primal [ˈpraɪməl]

adj

1. first or original

2. chief or most important

[from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus first]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" cardinal, central, fundamental, key important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	2.	primal - 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" primaeval, primeval, primordial, aboriginal early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

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primal

adjective

1. basic, prime, central, first, highest, greatest, major, chief, main, most important, principal, paramount the most primal of human fears

2. earliest, prime, original, primary, first, initial, primitive, pristine, primordial Yeats's remarks about folklore and the primal religion

Translations

primal [ˈpraɪməl] ADJ (= first in time) → original; (= first in importance) → principal
primal scream → grito m primal

primal [ˈpraɪm^əl] adj

(= first in time) → primitif/ive primal scream

(= first in importance) [need, urge] → primordial(e)
primal scream n → cri m primal

primal

adj → ursprünglich, Ur-; primal scream → Urschrei m

primal [ˈpraɪm/əl] adj (origins, matter, world) → originario/a; (religion, music) → primitivo/a; (first in importance) → primario/a

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primal [ˈpraɪm/əl] adj (origins, matter, world) → originario/a; (religion, music) → primitivo/a; (first in importance) → primario/a