"primevally" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more primevally [comparative], most primevally [superlative]
Etymology: From primeval + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|primeval|ly}} primeval + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} primevally (comparative more primevally, superlative most primevally)
  1. In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. Synonyms: primaevally, primævally [archaic]

Alternative forms

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