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Added 8 October 2026

primeval

/pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/ adjective

Latin root: primaevus Wiktionary

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Belonging to the first ages.
a primeval galaxy
Primary; original.
Primitive.

Origin

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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