Topic: HUMAN
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | primalis, from Latin primus; PRIME1 |
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priā§mal
[only before noun] formal
[only before noun] formalHBH primal feelings or actions seem to belong to a part of people's character that is ancient and animal-like :
a primal fear of the unknown
a primal fear of the unknown