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Primal vs Emanation - What's the difference?

primal | emanation |

As an adjective primal

is being the first in time, or history.

As a noun emanation is

emanation, emission.

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

    emanation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.
  • That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
    • Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
  • (uncountable, obsolete, chemistry) The element radon.

    • See also

    * evolution