pri|mor|di|al

pri|mor|di|al
pri|mor|di|al «pry MR dee uhl», adjective.
1. existing at the very beginning; primitive: »

primordial rock. Primordial man could have had little or no tradition before the development of speech (H. G. Wells).

2. original; elementary: »

primordial laws.

[< Latin prīmōrdiālis < prīmōrdium the beginning; see etym. under primordium (Cf.primordium)]
pri|mor´di|al|ly, adverb.

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