Definition of primordial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

primordial

adjective

/praɪˈmɔːdiəl/

/praɪˈmɔːrdiəl/

[usually before noun] (formal)

existing at or from the beginning of the world synonym primeval

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

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin primordialis ‘first of all’, from primordius ‘original’, from primus ‘first’ + ordiri ‘begin’.

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