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Central vs Primal - What's the difference?

central | primal |

As adjectives the difference between central and primal

is that central is being in the centre while primal is being the first in time, or history.

central

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being in the centre.
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  • Being the most important.
  • Having or containing the centre of something.
  • Being very important, or key to something.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=September 7, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
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    Derived terms

    * central bank * central heating * central locking * centralisation * centralise * centrally * centralness

    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