primordial
adjective/praɪˈmɔːdiəl/
/praɪˈmɔːrdiəl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- existing at or from the beginning of the world synonym primeval
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- (of a feeling or a desire) very basic synonym primeval
- primordial impulses
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin primordialis ‘first of all’, from primordius ‘original’, from primus ‘first’ + ordiri ‘begin’.
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