Meaning of PRIMORDIAL
| Pronunciation: | | prI'mordeeal
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" |
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| | Synonyms: | | aboriginal, early, primaeval, primal, primeval |
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\Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium
the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to
begin: cf. F. primordial.]
1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as,
primordial condition. ``The primordial facts of our
intelligent nature.'' --Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the
Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam
periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian},
and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.
3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an
individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial
cell.
{Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young
vegetable cell.
\Pri*mor"di*al\, n.
A first principle or element.
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