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English Dictionary: primeval	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for primeval
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
primeval adj 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" Synonym(s): aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primeval \Prime"val\, a. [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum age. See {Prime}, a., and {Age}.] Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval* innocence of man. [bd]This is the forest primeval.[b8] --Longfellow. From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. --Keats.