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Definition of: primordial
(prī·môr′dē·əl) adjective
1. First in order or time; original; elemental.
2. Biol. First in order of appearance in the growth or development of an organism.
—noun An elementary principle. See synonyms under FIRST, PRIMEVAL, TRANSCENDENTAL. [<LL primordialis <primordius original <primordium beginning <primus first + ordiri begin a web]
—pri·mor′di·al·ly adverb
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