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primal

pri·mal

primal

 
pronunciation:
praI ml
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: earliest or original.
This may be one of the primal examples of cave writing.
similar words:
first, prime
definition 2: first in importance; primary or fundamental.
Was this the primal cause of the war?
similar words:
first, prime
Word Parts  About this feature
The word primal contains the following part:
prim, princ Latin root that means first
synonyms:
proto, prot, arch, archi, arche (archae), archeo, (archaeo), -arch, -archy