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adj. - Having existed from the beginning; Serving as an essential component.

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  • But here we may be questioned about these numbers which we describe as the primal and authentic:
  • Humans have twin primal urges: to fear change for themselves yet want it for others.
  • There's a mental picture for you - Ahmadinejad in primal scream therapy with Lindsay Lohan. paschendale191 …
  • Abiding not in imbalance are called primal matter;
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