Germinal vs Primeval - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between germinal and primeval

is that germinal is pertaining or belonging to a germ while primeval is belonging to the first ages.

is the seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from March 20 or 21 to April 20 or 21.

(en adjective)

Pertaining or belonging to a germ.

(label) Of or pertaining to something very small, as small as a germ; pertaining to the essence of something.

It was only the most germinal idea, to start writing a book, originally.

(label) Highly influential, seminal.

In sense “highly influential”, primarily used as a consciously feminist alternative to male (m) ( vs. (term)).

* (relating to seed) (l) * (influential) (l)

* germinal cell * germinal disk * germinal epithelium * germinal matrix * germinal membrane * germinal spot * germinal vesicle * subgerminal

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(en adjective)

Belonging to the first ages.

Primary; original.

Primitive.

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