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primordial

pri.mor.di.al \pri--'mo.rd-e--*l\ \-*-le-\ aj [ME, fr. LL primordialis, fr. 
   L primordium origin, fr. neut. of ]primordius original, fr. primus first + 
   ordiri to begin - more at PRIME, ORDER 1a: first created or developed : 
   PRIMEVAL  1b: earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : 
   PRIMITI VE 2: FUNDAMENTAL, PRIMARY  - pri.mor.di.al.ly av