PRIMORDIAL


Meaning of PRIMORDIAL in English

/ praɪˈmɔːdiəl; NAmE -ˈmɔːrdiəl/ adjective [ usually before noun ] ( formal )

1.

existing at or from the beginning of the world

SYN primeval

2.

( of a feeling or a desire ) very basic

SYN primeval :

primordial impulses

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from late Latin primordialis first of all, from primordius original, from primus first + ordiri begin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.