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Webster 1913 Edition


Primal

Pri′mal

,
Adj.
[LL.
primalis
, fr. L.
primus
the first. See
Prime
,
Adj.
]
First; primary; original; chief.
It hath the
primal
eldest curse upon it.
Shakespeare
The
primal
duties shine aloft like stars.
Wordsworth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Primal

PRI'MAL

,
Adj.
[See Prime.] First. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


primal

primal

English

Adjective

primal (not comparable)

  1. Being the first in time, or history.
    primal man
  2. Being of greatest importance; primary.
  3. (meat trade) Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.

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