pri·mor·di·al (pr -môr d - l)
adj.
1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.
2. Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.
3. Biology Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part: primordial cells.
n.
A basic principle.
[Middle English, from Late Latin pr
m rdi lis, from Latin prmrdium, origin : prmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots + rdr, to begin to weave; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
pri·mor
di·al·ly adv. |
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Little Brother Matt knows the Biblical story of primordial creation in Genesis.
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