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Something antediluvian is so old or old-fashioned that it seems to belong to a much earlier period in history.
Something antiquated is old-fashioned and not suitable for modern needs or conditions.
Something that is archaic is out of date or not currently used any more because it is no longer considered useful or efficient.
A chronological history arranges events in the order that they happened.
A contemporary object exists at the same time as something else or exists at the current time.
An erstwhile friend is a friend no longer.
If something is extant, it is still in existence despite being very old.
Living things are indigenous to a region or country if they originated there, rather than coming from another area of the world.
The adjective primordial is used to describe things that existed close to the formation of Earth or close to the origin or development of something.
Something that is pristine has not lost any of its original perfection or purity.
A seminal article, book, piece of music or other work has many new ideas; additionally, it has great influence on generating ideas for future work.
A senescent person is becoming old and showing the effects of getting older.
Something that is superannuated is so old and worn out that it is no longer working or useful.
Something that is temporal deals with the present and somewhat brief time of this world.
The adjective topical describes something that is related to a subject of current interest.
If something, such as clothing, is in vogue, it is currently in fashion or is one of the hottest new trends; hence, it is very popular.
Adj.
primeval
prahy-MEE-vuhl
Context
The primeval or original forests on this planet are preserved in the fossil record. Although we will never know for sure what these primeval or prehistoric forests actually looked like, we at least derive pieces of the puzzle from fossil evidence. It would be very cool to time travel back to the primeval or original forest that covered this planet.
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What is an example of something primeval?
A fake sword like the one knights used.
A book of potions belonging to a wizard in a story.
Primary Evil No one knows the primary source of evil, but it must have been during primeval times, since evil has been around seemingly forever.
Examples
Sometime between three million and two million years ago, perhaps on a primeval savanna in Africa, our ancestors became recognizably human.
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Scientific American
And living in a unique habitat—the Bialowieza National Park, one of the last patches of primeval forest left in this part of the world—straddling the border between Poland and Belarus. . . . This is what forests in Europe probably would have looked like about 2,000 years ago.
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CNN
Complex molecules sloshing about in primeval oceans were broken apart and recombined, the theory goes, by some energy jolt coursing through the broth—perhaps lightning strikes. These reactions eventually gave rise to self-replicating molecules: life as we know it.
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The Christian Science Monitor
"From the first time I heard it, the lyrics created pictures in my mind of a land of primeval beauty," Arnosky said in a press release.
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Rolling Stone
