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первонача́льный — meaning in English

pervonachalnyy

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English meaning

  • initial adj Happening at the very start; first.
  • original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
  • primeval adj Belonging to the earliest ages of the world; ancient and primitive.
  • pristine adj Completely unspoiled and clean, as if untouched since it was made.
  • transitional adj Relating to or marking a period of change between two states.

Senses

первонача́льный is used for these senses in English:

  • initial Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
  • original (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
  • original (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
  • primeval Primary; original.
  • pristine Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
  • transitional temporary; pending the implementation of something new

initial — full definition

  1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
  2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
  3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.

original — full definition

  1. adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
  2. adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
  3. noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
  4. noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.

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