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Definition of primordial adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

primordial

adjective

NAmE//praɪˈmɔrdiəl//

[usually before noun] (formal)

1existing at or from the beginning of the world synonym primeval

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2(of a feeling or a desire) very basic synonym primeval primordial impulses

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