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primevous

/pɹaɪˈmiːvəs/

primevous adjective: primeval, primordial.

Adjective

primevous (comparative more primevous, superlative most primevous)

  1. (obsolete) Primeval, primordial.

Forms of primevous

comparativemore primevous
superlativemost primevous

Origin of primevous

Adapted borrowing of Latin prīmaevus + -ous, from prīmus (“first”) + aevum (“age”).

Questions about primevous

What does primevous mean?
Primevous means primeval, primordial.
What part of speech is primevous?
Primevous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce primevous?
Primevous is pronounced /pɹaɪˈmiːvəs/.

Words near primevous in the dictionary

  1. primeverin
  2. primeverose
  3. primeverosidase
  4. primeveroside
  5. primeverosides
  6. primevous
  7. primexine
  8. primexines
  9. Primghar
  10. Primiano
  11. Primianos

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