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primitial

primitial adjective: being of the first production; primitive; original.

Adjective

primitial (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Being of the first production; primitive; original.
    • the oldest people practise primitial sacrifices2017, Jacques Waardenburg, Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion

Questions about primitial

What does primitial mean?
Primitial means being of the first production; primitive; original.
What part of speech is primitial?
Primitial is an adjective.

Words near primitial in the dictionary

  1. primipaternity
  2. primipilar
  3. primips
  4. primitia
  5. primitiae
  6. primitial
  7. primitias
  8. primitive
  9. primitive accumulation
  10. Primitive Baptist
  11. primitive colour

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