Definition of primordial
1a
: first created or developed : primeval sense 1
b
: existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe)
a primordial gas cloud
c
: earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : primitive
primordial cells
2
: fundamental, primary
primordial human joys— Sir Winston Churchill
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The first known use of primordial was in the 14th century
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