Question

primeval When European settlers first arrived in North America, they found vast tracts of primeval forest, seemingly untouched by human influence. praɪˈmivəl

Accepted Answer

(1) Having to do with the earliest ages; primitive or ancient. (2) Existing from the beginning. With its prim- prefix, meaning “first,” primeval obviously refers to an original age. So the word often suggests the earliest periods in the earth's history. Myths are often stories of the creation of the world and of its primeval beings. The trees in a primeval forest (few of which remain today in most countries) may be 400 years old—not as old as the world, but maybe as old as they ever live to. According to scientists, life on earth began in the protein-rich waters of the primeval seas and swamps, and the decay of their tiny organisms and plant matter over millions of years produced our petroleum and coal

word	primeval
definition	(1) Having to do with the earliest ages; primitive or ancient. (2) Existing from the beginning.
eg_sentence	When European settlers first arrived in North America, they found vast tracts of primeval forest, seemingly untouched by human influence.
explanation	With its prim- prefix, meaning “first,” primeval obviously refers to an original age. So the word often suggests the earliest periods in the earth's history. Myths are often stories of the creation of the world and of its primeval beings. The trees in a primeval forest (few of which remain today in most countries) may be 400 years old—not as old as the world, but maybe as old as they ever live to. According to scientists, life on earth began in the protein-rich waters of the primeval seas and swamps, and the decay of their tiny organisms and plant matter over millions of years produced our petroleum and coal
IPA	praɪˈmivəl

Primeval Earliest Years Ages Primitive Ancient Existing Beginning