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primordial
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pri·mor·di·al  (pr-môrd-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 prmrdilis, from Latin prmrdium, origin : prmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots + rdr, to begin to weave; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
pri·mordi·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 beginningprimordial - 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, aboriginal
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
adjective
1. 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
Translations
primordial [praɪˈmɔːdɪəl] ADJ → primordial
primordial [praɪˈmɔːrdiəl] adj (= primeval) → primordial(e)
primordial
adj → primordial (spec), → ursprünglich; primordial slime → Urschleim m
primordial [praɪˈmɔːdɪəl] adj → primordiale
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