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pri·mor·di·al P0560200 (prī-môr′dē-əl)adj.1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.2. Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.3. Biology Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part: primordial cells.n. A basic principle. [Middle English, from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis, from Latin prīmōrdium, origin : prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots + ōrdīrī, to begin to weave; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] pri·mor′di·al·ly adv. EncyclopediaSeeprimordial |