different between introductory vs primal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin intr?duct?rius, from Latin intr?ductus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ntr??d?kt?ri/

Adjective

introductory (not comparable)

1. Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

   He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.

Synonyms

• prefatory

Related terms

• introduce
• introduction

Translations

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus (“first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?a?m?l/
• Rhymes: -a?m?l

Adjective

primal (not comparable)

1. Being the first in time or in history.

2. Of greatest importance; primary.
3. (meat trade) Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.

Synonyms

• (first in time or history): aboriginal, primaeval/primeval, primordial
• (of greatest importance): primary

Derived terms

• primal therapist
• primal therapy
• primality
• primally

Translations

Noun

primal (plural primals)

1. A primal cut (of meat).

Verb

primal (third-person singular simple present primals, present participle primaling or primalling, simple past and past participle primaled or primalled)

1. (intransitive) To take part in primal therapy.
   • 1979, The Journal of Orgonomy (volume 13, issue 1, page 108)

     One of my patients told me of an acquaintance who primaled in the shopping center. Janov described a patient who primaled on the tennis court. Apparently, once initiated, patients primal in any place at any time for the rest of their lives.

   • 1982, Lawrence Edwin Abt, Irving R. Stuart, The Newer Therapies: A Sourcebook (page 369)

     Primaling on the infant level seems so genuinely babyish that the unsophisticated observer may mistake it for psychotic behavior.

References

• Primal cut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• imparl