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primordial

ADJ ใน ขั้น เริ่มต้น  nai-kan-roem-ton

 

primordial

ADJ ใน ยุค กำเนิด โลก  original primitive nai-yuk-kam-noed-lok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRIMORDIAL

a.[L. primordialis, primordium; primus, first, and ordo, order. ] First in order; original; existing from the beginning.

 

PRIMORDIAL

n.Origin; first principle or element.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRIMORDIAL

Pri *mor "di *al, a. Etym: [L. primordialis, from primordium the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to begin: cf. F. primordial. ]

 

1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition. "The primordial facts of our intelligent nature. " Sir W. Hamilton.

 

2. (Geol.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also Cambrian, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.

 

3. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial cell. Primordial utricle (Bot. ), the interior lining of a young vegetable cell.

 

PRIMORDIAL

PRIMORDIAL Pri *mor "di *al, n.

 

Defn: A first principle or element.

 

PRIMORDIALISM

PRIMORDIALISM Pri *mor "di *al *ism, n.

 

Defn: Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state. H. Spencer.

 

PRIMORDIALLY

PRIMORDIALLY Pri *mor "di *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: At the beginning; under the first order of things; originally.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

primordial

pri mor di al |prīˈmôrdēəl praɪˈmɔrdiəl | adjective existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval: the primordial oceans. (esp. of a state or quality ) basic and fundamental: the primordial needs of the masses. Biology (of a cell, part, or tissue ) in the earliest stage of development. DERIVATIVES pri mor di al i ty |ˌprīˌmôrdēˈalətē |noun, pri mor di al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis first of all, from primordius original (see primordium ).

 

primordial soup

pri mor di al soup noun a solution rich in organic compounds in the primitive oceans of the earth, from which life is hypothesized to have originated.

 

Oxford Dictionary

primordial

primordial |prʌɪˈmɔːdɪəl | adjective existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval: the primordial oceans. (especially of a feeling or state ) basic and fundamental: the primordial needs of the masses. Biology (of a cell, part, or tissue ) in the earliest stage of development. DERIVATIVES primordiality |-ˈalɪti |noun, primordially adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis first of all , from primordius original (see primordium ).

 

primordial soup

prim |or ¦dial soup noun [ mass noun ] a solution rich in organic compounds in the primitive oceans of the earth, from which life is thought to have originated.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

primordial

primordial adjective 1 the primordial oceans: ancient, earliest, first, prehistoric, antediluvian, primeval. 2 their primordial desires: instinctive, primitive, basic, primal, primeval, intuitive, inborn, innate, inherent, visceral. WORD TOOLKIT See prehistoric . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

primordial

primordial adjective 1 these primordial chunks of dust and ice lie in the very fringes of the solar system: ancient, earliest, first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique, primeval, primitive, primal; rare autochthonous, autochthonic, primigenial. ANTONYMS modern. 2 the primordial desire for earthly happiness: instinctive, primitive, basic, primal, primeval, intuitive, intuitional, involuntary, inborn, innate, inherent, inbred, natural, congenital, hereditary, inherited, in the blood, ingrained. WORD TOOLKIT primordial See prehistoric . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Duden Dictionary

primordial

pri m or di al , pri mor di al Adjektiv Philosophie |primordi a l |lateinisch von erster Ordnung, uranfänglich, ursprünglich seiend, das Ur-Ich betreffend nach Husserl

 

French Dictionary

primordial

primordial , iale , iaux adj. adjectif 1 Qui existe depuis l ’origine. 2 Essentiel. : Des faits primordiaux, d ’une importance primordiale. SYNONYME capital ; fondamental .

 

Spanish Dictionary

primordial

primordial adjetivo Que es muy importante o fundamental :la ciudad obtuvo un lugar primordial en el comercio; durante muchos siglos fue un libro muy popular y fuente primordial de conocimiento .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

primordial

pri mor di al /praɪmɔ́ː r diəl /形容詞 ⦅かたい書 ⦆1 原始 (時代から )の, 原初の .2 根源的な 〈感情など 〉; 本能的な .ly 副詞