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primordial

Pronunciation: /prʌɪˈmɔːdɪəl/

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Definition of primordial

adjective

  • existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval:the primordial oceans
  • (especially of a feeling or state) basic and fundamental:the primordial needs of the masses
  • Biology (of a cell, part, or tissue) in the earliest stage of development: primordial germ cells

Derivatives

primordiality

Pronunciation: /-ˈalɪti/

noun

primordially

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis 'first of all', from primordius 'original' (see primordium)

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