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TOEFL BNC: 13028 COCA: 11733

primal

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
primal /ˈpraɪməl/ adjective
primal
/ˈpraɪməl/
adjective
Learner's definition of PRIMAL
[more primal; most primal] formal
: very basic and powerful最初的;原始的used especially to describe feelings that are like the feelings of animals and that seem to come from a part of human nature that has existed since ancient times尤指自古以来人类所具有的类似动物的原始情感
TOEFL BNC: 13028 COCA: 11733

primal

adjective

pri·​mal ˈprī-məl How to pronounce primal (audio)
1
: original, primitive
village life continued in its primal innocence Van Wyck Brooks
2
: first in importance : primary

Example Sentences

the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics
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Word History

Etymology

probably from prime entry 2 + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of primal was in 1604
TOEFL BNC: 13028 COCA: 11733

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