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Formative vs Primal - What's the difference?

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Formative is a related term of primal.


As adjectives the difference between formative and primal

is that formative is of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something while primal is being the first in time, or history.

As a noun formative

is (grammar) a language unit that has morphological function.

formative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
    • My formative years were spent in an inner city.
  • Capable of forming something.
  • (biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
  • (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.

    • Derived terms

    * formativeness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
    • ----

    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