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primordial

pri·mor·dial

UK/pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/ US/pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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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Origin

From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Compare primordium and -al.

Phrases

  • primordial black hole
  • primordial cell
  • primordial chaos
  • primordial element
  • primordial fluctuations
  • primordial ocean
  • primordial ooze
  • primordial phallus

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