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primal

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pri·mal  (prml)
adj.
1. Being first in time; original; primeval.
2. Of first importance; primary.

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

pri·mali·ty (-ml-t) n.

primal [ˈpraɪməl]
adj
1. first or original
2. chief or most important
[from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus first]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"
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"

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 screamgrito m primal
primal [ˈpraɪməl] adj
(= first in time) → primitif/ive primal scream
(= first in importance) [need, urge] → primordial(e)
primal scream ncri m primal
primal
adjursprünglich, Ur-; primal screamUrschrei m
primal [ˈpraɪml] adj (origins, matter, world) → originario/a; (religion, music) → primitivo/a; (first in importance) → primario/a
primal [ˈpraɪml] adj (origins, matter, world) → originario/a; (religion, music) → primitivo/a; (first in importance) → primario/a


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This loneliness is bad enough in itself, but, to make it worse, he is oppressed by the primal melancholy of the race.
When heaven reveals her primal stainless blue, Alone within the firmament there burns The tiny torch of dusk.
As I walked I could not but compare myself with the first man of that other world, so complete the solitude which surrounded me, so primal and untouched the virgin wonders and beauties of adolescent nature.
 
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