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primatal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

From primate + -al. Compare primatial.

Meanings

1. (rare) Pertaining to primates.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most primatal	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more primatal	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

primatal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

From primate + -al. Compare primatial.

Meanings

1. (rare) A primate.
   • ‘She was twelve,’ Van added, ‘and I was a male primatal of fourteen and a half, and we just did not care.’ 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 346:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
primatals	Number=Plur		lexicographic