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Primordial vs Primal - What's the difference?

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Primal is a synonym of primordial.



As adjectives the difference between primordial and primal

is that primordial is first, earliest or original while primal is being the first in time, or history.

As a noun primordial

is a first principle or element.

primordial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • first, earliest or original
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
  • the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
  • (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
  • a primordial''' leaf; a '''primordial cell
  • primeval
  • Derived terms

    * primordial black hole * primordial cell * primordial element * primordial fluctuations * primordial soup

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A first principle or element.
  • 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