primordial 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" [syn: aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval]

English

Adjective

primordial

1. first, earliest or original
2. characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism of, or relating to a primordium
3. primeval

Translations

Derived terms

• primordial black hole
• primordial cell
• primordial element
• primordial fluctuations
• primordial soup

Primordial may refer to:

• Primordial (band), Irish pagan metal band
• Primordial sea (aka primordial ocean, ooze or soup)
• Primordial elements (elements formed before the earth came into existence)
• Primordialism
• Primordial dwarfism
• Primordials (Exalted) are characters from the role-playing game Exalted by White Wolf, Inc.

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