primordial
[prahy-mawr-dee-uh l]
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adjective
constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
Embryology. first formed.
pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning: primordial matter.
Origin of primordial
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She had fought desperately, primordially, when 105 she had learned that her errand of mercy was nothing more than a cruel hoax.
The Place of HoneymoonsHarold MacGrath
primordial
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noun
Word Origin for primordial
C14: from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis original, from Latin prīmus first + ōrdīrī to begin
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primordial
[prī-môr′dē-əl]
adj.
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