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primævality

primævality is the obsolete spelling of primevality.

Meaning of primevality

Noun

primevality (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being primeval.
    • He had been, the greater part of his life, a Quaker; and, to the day of his death, he wore the Quaker costume in its most perfect primevality—his broad hat, half cock and half slouch; his drab coat, of an ample length and breadth of skirts; his drab waistcoat, with flaps of such liberal dimensions...1840 July, William Howitt, “Nooks of the World.—No. III. A Glimpse of Some of Our Local Religions.”, in Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume VII, number LXXIX, Edinburgh: William Tait, […]; Simpkin...
    Synonyms:
    primevalness

Questions about primævality

What is primævality the obsolete spelling of?
Primævality is the obsolete spelling of primevality.

Words near primævality in the dictionary

  1. primus-ship
  2. primuses
  3. primwort
  4. primy
  5. primæval
  6. primævality
  7. prin
  8. prinaberel
  9. princ.
  10. prince
  11. Prince Albert

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