primeval
(
British
also
primaeval
)
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adjective
of or resembling the
earliest
age
s in the
history
of the
world
:
原始(時代)の, 太古の; (星などの形成において)原始の.
e.g.
mile after mile of primeval forest.
(of
feeling
s or
action
s) based on
primitive
instinct
;
raw
and
elementary
:
原始的な〈感情・欲求など〉
e.g.
a primeval desire.
DERIVATIVES
primevally
|prīˈmēv(ə)lē| (
British
also primaevally) adverb
ORIGIN
mid
17th century
: from
Latin
primaevus
(from
primus
‘
first
’ +
aevum
‘
age
’) +
-al
.