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First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

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First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.

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Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.

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Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.

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Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.

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Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

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Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

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Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life…

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Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life…

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In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.

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In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.

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In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as…

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In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as…

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Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary.

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Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary.

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Embryonic.

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Embryonic.

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That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.

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Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.

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Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day.

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Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day.

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Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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Open country.

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Open country.

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Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.

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Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.

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Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.

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Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.

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Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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First; primary; original; chief.

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First; primary; original; chief.

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Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.

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Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.

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Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.

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Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.

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First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition.

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First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition.

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Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

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Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.

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Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks…

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Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks…

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A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

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A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

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Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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The state of being early or forward; promptness.

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The state of being early or forward; promptness.

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Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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of Time

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of Time

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In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early.

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One who forms; a maker; a creator.

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Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station…

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Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station…

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