英:[praɪ'mɔ:dɪəlɪ]
美:[praɪ'mɔdɪrlɪ]
英:[praɪ'mɔ:dɪəlɪ]
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adjective
first created or developed : primeval sense 1
existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe)
a primordial gas cloud
earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : primitive
primordial cells
fundamental, primary
primordial human joys—Sir Winston Churchill
Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis, from Latin prīmōrdium (in plural prīmōrdia) "beginnings, origin, source, elementary stage" (from prīmus "first, earliest" + ōrd-, base of ōrdīrī "to lay a warp for weaving, embark on, begin" + -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state) + -ālis -al >entry 1 — more at prime >entry 2, order >entry 2
The first known use of primordial was in the 14th century
princelyadjective
of or relating to a prince
suitable for a prince
a princely sum
princenoun
monarch sense 1
a son or grandson of a monarch : a male member of a royal family
a nobleman of very high rank
a person of high standing in his class or profession
primrosenoun
any of a genus of herbs with large leaves arranged at the base of the stem and showy variously colored flowers in clusters on leafless stalks
primpverb
to dress or arrange in a careful or fussy manner
primordialadjective
first created or developed : primeval
1 all life on Earth supposedly came from a primordial ooze in existence many millions of years ago
2 Possible sources of black hole growth in the early universe include the collapse of primordial clouds, remnants of early giant stars and the merging of stars and black holes, per the study.
3 Although one of the scene’s founding fathers, Frankie Knuckles, was playing primordial house at the Chicago outpost of the Warehouse in the late Seventies, this event’s organizers have chosen to mark 1984 as year one for house because of the commercial success of several singles released that year.