Topic: ANTHROPOLOGY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | primordialis, from Latin primordium 'origin', from primus ( PRIME1) + ordiri 'to begin' |
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pri‧mor‧di‧al
formal
formal1SA existing at the beginning of time or the beginning of the Earth : the primordial seas
the primordial seas2 primordial feelings are very strong and seem to come from the part of people's character that is ancient and animal-like : He was driven on by a primordial terror.
He was driven on by a primordial terror.3 the mixture of gases and other substances that people believe existed before the beginning of life on Earth
