primal, adj.
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
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aboriginal primaeval primal primeval primordial
sample sentences
"aboriginal forests""primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"
"the forest primeval"
"primordial matter"
"primordial forms of life"
semantic pointers
similar to
serving as an essential component
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3
cardinal central fundamental key primal
sample sentences
"a cardinal rule""the central cause of the problem"
"an example that was fundamental to the argument"
"computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
semantic pointers
similar to