Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primal

/ˈpɹaɪməl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
pri-mal
IPA
/ˈpɹaɪməl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being the first in time or in history.

adj

Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.

noun

A primal cut (of meat).

noun

The first element of something, especially the first letter of a word.

verb

To take part in primal therapy.

Intransitive verb

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Etymology

Probably partly from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ālis, and partly from prime + -al.

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How do you pronounce primal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaɪməl/.
What does primal mean?
Being the first in time or in history.
Where does primal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce primal

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