PRIMORDIAL


Meaning of PRIMORDIAL in English

[ prʌɪ'mɔ:dɪəl ]

■ adjective existing at or from the beginning of time; primitive.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from late L. ~is 'first of all', from primordius , from primus 'first' + ordiri 'begin'.

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