| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pri·me·val |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr -m  v l |
| ADJECTIVE: | Belonging to the first or earliest age or ages; original or ancient: a primeval forest. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin prmaevus, early in life : prmus, first; see per1 in Appendix I + aevum, age; see aiw- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | pri·meval·ly —ADVERB
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