Definition of Primal

Adjective

• having existed from the beginning
  in an earliest or original stage or state
  "aboriginal forests"
  "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"
  "the forest primeval"
  "primordial matter"
  "primordial forms of life"
  aboriginal primeval primaeval primordial
• serving as an essential component
  "a cardinal rule"
  "the central cause of the problem"
  "an example that was fundamental to the argument"
  "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
  cardinal central fundamental key

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