primaeval
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But at any rate he has allowed no breath of later enlightenment to disturb the primaeval gloom of his atmosphere.
From Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes by Murray, Gilbert
The yearly phenomenon brought home to the minds of the Babylonians, a picture of primaeval chaos.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
But I can help them to an explanation of what became of these primaeval men-of-arms.
From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love
But in the middle of her speech she falls into a primaeval doze of some eighteen hundred years.
From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Langridge, Irene
Apsu represents the male and Tiâmat the female principle of the primaeval universe.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
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