Aboriginal vs Primal - What's the difference?
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Aboriginal is a synonym of primal. As adjectives the difference between aboriginal and primal is that aboriginal is first according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive while primal is being the first in time, or history. As a noun aboriginal is an animal or plant native to a region [. ]
aboriginal English
Adjective
( en adjective)
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
* 1814 , , The Excursion , Longman et al. (publishers), [http://books.google.com/books?id=T18JAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277&dq=aboriginal page 277]:
- Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans. [ ]
(Aboriginal) [ ]
Synonyms
* (indigenous to a place) native, indigenous, autochthonous, endemic, original, first, earliest, primitive, ancient, primordial, primeval
Derived terms
* aboriginality
* aboriginally
Related terms
* aborigine
Noun
( en noun)
An animal or plant native to a region. [ ]
* Charles Darwin
- It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands.
(Aboriginal) [ ]
Usage notes
* Using uncapitalized aboriginal to refer to people or anything associated with people may cause offence.
* In Canada, style manuals recommend against using the noun Aboriginal for a person or people.
* See also the usage notes under Aboriginal .
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primal English
Adjective
( -)
Being the first in time, or history.
- primal man
Being of greatest importance; primary.
(meat trade) Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.
Synonyms
* (first in time or history ): aboriginal, primaeval/primeval, primordial
* (being of greatest importance ): primary
Derived terms
* primal therapist
* primal therapy
* primality
* primally
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