| word | primordial |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) First created or developed. (2) Existing in or from the very beginning. |
| eg_sentence | Many astronomers think the universe is continuing to evolve from a primordial cloud of gas. |
| explanation | Primordial can be traced back to the Latin word primordium, or “origin,” and applies to something that is only the starting point in a course of development or progression. A primordial landscape is one that bears no sign of human use, and a primordial cell is the first formed and least specialized in a line of cells. The substance out of which the earth was formed and from which all life evolved is commonly called “the primordial ooze” or “the primordial soup”—even by scientists |
| IPA | prɪˈmɔrdiəl |
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