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Learn to pronounce pri·me·val

/prīˈmēv(ə)l/
adjective
of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world.
"mile after mile of primeval forest"
synonyms: ancient, earliest, first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique, primordial, primitive, primal, pristine, original, untouched by humans, aboriginal, indigenous, autochthonous, autochthonic, primigenial

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adjective. pri·​me·​val prī-ˈmē-vəl. Synonyms of primeval. 1. : of or relating to the earliest ages (as of the world or human history) : ancient, primitive.
PRIMEVAL meaning: 1. ancient; existing at or from a very early time: 2. ancient; existing at or from a very early…. Learn more.
adjective. of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life. Synonyms: pristine, primordial, primary.
The adjective primeval is from the Latin root words primus, meaning "first," and aevum, meaning "age." You might have an irrational, primeval fear of monsters — ...
You use primeval to describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world. [formal].
primeval · primeval forests · primeval soup (= the mixture of gases and substances that is thought to have existed when the earth was formed and from which life ...
relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period primeval forests slowly disappearing as the climate changed.
primeval (comparative more primeval, superlative most primeval) Belonging to the first ages. Primary; original.
Primeval forest, an area of forest that has attained great age; Primeval number, a positive integer satisfying certain conditions; Primeval history, name given ...