Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Primeval
primeval, adj. [L. prīmæv-us, in the first period of life < prīm-us, first + aev-um, age.] (webplay: age, cloth, grow).
Original; primitive; ancient; prehistoric; age-old; created before human memory; existing since time immemorial.
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