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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•mor•di•al /praɪˈmɔrdiəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- existing at the very beginning;
original:primordial forms of life.
See -prim-, -ord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•mor•di•al (prī môr′dē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed;
original; elementary:primordial forms of life. - Developmental Biology[Embryol.]first formed.
- 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 al′i tē),USA pronunciation n. pri•mor′di•al•ly, adv. |