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1. (adj.) primordial
constituting the earliest stages; original:
primordial forms of life.
2. primordial
existing at or from the very beginning:
primordial matter.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < LL prīmōrdiālis. See primordium , -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, 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"
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1. (adj) primordial
first in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition
2. (adj) primordial
of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also Cambrian, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian
3. (adj) primordial
originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
4. (noun) primordial
a first principle or element
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