primeval

== English == === Alternative forms === primaeval (dated) primæval (archaic) === Etymology === From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) +‎ -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age. === Pronunciation === enPR: prī-mē′vəl (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/, /pɹʌɪ̯-/ (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /pɹaɪ̯ˈmi.vəl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /pɹʌi̯-/, /pɹəi̯-/, /-vʌl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /pɹɑe̯ˈmiː.vəl/ Rhymes: -iːvəl Hyphenation: pri‧me‧val === Adjective === primeval (comparative more primeval, superlative most primeval) Belonging to the first ages. a primeval galaxy Primary; original. Primitive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “primeval”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “primeval, adj.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes IV (P–Simulant), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page adj. “primeval”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “primeval”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.