Definitions for: Primal


[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"
[adj] serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pri"mal, a. [LL. primalis, fr. L. primus the first. See
Prime, a.]
First; primary; original; chief.

It hath the primal eldest curse upon it. --Shak.

The primal duties shine aloft like stars. --Wordsworth.

Synonyms: aboriginal, cardinal, central, early, fundamental, important, key, of import, primaeval, primeval, primordial

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