Primordial

noun

/pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/

Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.nounA first principle or element.

2.adjectiveFirst, earliest or original

3.adjectiveCharacteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium

"a primordial leaf; a primordial cell"

4.adjectivePrimeval

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