PRIMORDIAL


Meaning of PRIMORDIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prī-ˈmȯr-dē-əl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium origin, from primus first + ordiri to begin — more at prime , order

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : first created or developed : primeval 1

b. : existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe)

a primordial gas cloud

c. : earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : primitive

primordial cells

2. : fundamental , primary

primordial human joys — Sir Winston Churchill

• pri·mor·di·al·ly -dē-ə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.