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| pri·mor·di·al [ prī máwrdee əl ] |
adjective |
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1. existing first: existing at the beginning of time or of the development of something
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2. basic: essential or basic to something
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3. biology of earliest stage of development: relating to cells, tissues, organs, or organisms at the earliest stage of development
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| [14th century. < late Latin primordialis< Latin primordium "origin" < primus "first" + ordiri "begin"] |
