primordial

pri·mor·di·al

P0560200 (prī-môr′dē-əl)adj.1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.2. Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.3. Biology Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part: primordial cells.n. A basic principle.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis, from Latin prīmōrdium, origin : prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots + ōrdīrī, to begin to weave; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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pri·mor′di·al·ly adv.

primordial

(praɪˈmɔːdɪəl) adj1. existing at or from the beginning; earliest; primeval2. constituting an origin; fundamental3. (Biology) biology of or relating to an early stage of development: primordial germ cells. nan elementary or basic principle[C14: from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis original, from Latin prīmus first + ōrdīrī to begin] priˌmordiˈality n priˈmordially adv

pri•mor•di•al

(praɪˈmɔr di əl)

adj. 1. constituting the earliest stages; original: primordial forms of life. 2. existing at or from the very beginning: primordial matter. [1350–1400; < Late Latin prīmōrdiālis. See primordium, -al¹] pri•mor′di•al•ly, adv.

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Adj.

1.

primordial - having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"primaeval, primeval, primal, aboriginalearly - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

primordial

adjective1. primeval, primitive, first, earliest, pristine, primal, prehistoric Twenty million years ago this was dense primordial forest.2. fundamental, original, basic, radical, elemental primordial particles generated by the Big Bang

primordial

adjectivePreceding all others in time:earliest, first, initial, maiden, original, pioneer, primary, prime.

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primordial