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primordial
English
Etymology
From the Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p?a??m??.di.?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?a??m??.di.?l/
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- first, earliest or original
- the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
- (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
- a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
- primeval
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
primordial (plural primordials)
- A first principle or element.
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?i.m??.djal/
Adjective
primordial (feminine singular primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)
- primordial, primitive, original
- vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance
Further reading
- “primordial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- primordial
Declension
Further reading
- “primordial” in Duden online
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”).
Adjective
primordial m or f (plural primordiais, comparable)
- primordial (first, earliest or original)
- Synonym: primeiro
- primary, main, paramount
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
- Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.
- Synonyms: capital, essencial, importante
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
Derived terms
- primordialmente
Related terms
- primórdio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French primordial
Adjective
primordial m or n (feminine singular primordial?, masculine plural primordiali, feminine and neuter plural primordiale)
- primeval
Declension
Related terms
- primordialitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”). Cognate with English primordial.
Adjective
primordial (plural primordiales)
- primordial
- primary, paramount
Related terms
- primordio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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highest
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ha?.?st/
Adjective
highest
- superlative form of high: most high
Adverb
highest
- superlative form of high: most high
Anagrams
- Heights, eighths, heights, highset, sigheth
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