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单词 primordial
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•mor•di•al /praɪˈmɔrdiəl/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. existing at the very beginning;
    original:primordial forms of life.
See -prim-, -ord-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•mor•di•al  (prī môrdē əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed;
    original;
    elementary:primordial forms of life.
  2. Developmental Biology[Embryol.]first formed.
  3. pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning:primordial matter.
  • Late Latin prīmōrdiālis of the beginning. See primordium, -al1
  • Middle English 1350–1400
pri•mor•di•al•i•ty  (prī môr′dē ali tē),USA pronunciation n.  pri•mordi•al•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
primordial /praɪˈmɔːdɪəl/ adj
  1. existing at or from the beginning; earliest; primeval
  2. constituting an origin; fundamental
  3. of or relating to an early stage of development
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis original, from Latin prīmus first + ōrdīrī to begin

priˈmordially adv
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