单词 | primeval |
释义 | primevalor pri·mae·val[ prahy-mee-vuhl ] / praɪˈmi vəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR primeval ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life. Origin of primevalFirst recorded in 1765–75; from Latin prīmaev(us) “young” (prīm(us)prime + aev(um)age + -us adjective suffix) + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR primevalprimary, primordial, pristine. SEE SYNONYMS FOR primeval ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for primevalSee prime. OTHER WORDS FROM primevalpri·me·val·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH primevalprimal, primeval , primordialWords nearby primevalprime ribs, primero, primers, prime the pump, prime time, primeval, prime vertical, primigravida, primine, priming, primipara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for primevalBritish Dictionary definitions for primevalprimeval primaeval/ (praɪˈmiːvəl) / adjectiveof or belonging to the first age or ages, esp of the world Derived forms of primevalprimevally or primaevally, adverbWord Origin for primevalC17: from Latin prīmaevus youthful, from prīmus first + aevum age Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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