pri·mor·di·al (pr -môr d - l)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. [Middle English, from Late Latin pr m rdi lis, from Latin prmrdium, origin : prmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots + rdr, to begin to weave; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]pri·mor di·al·ly adv. |
primordial [praɪˈmɔːdɪəl]
adj
1. existing at or from the beginning; earliest; primeval
2. constituting an origin; fundamental
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or relating to an early stage of development primordial germ cells
n
an elementary or basic principle
[from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis original, from Latin prīmus first + ōrdīrī to begin]
primordiality n
primordially 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" early - 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
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primordial
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