Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Word of the Week, Round 10!

This one actually comes to us from Merriam-Webster.com!  Can you believe it?  I changed it up!

primordial

\prye-MOR-dee-ul\

DEFINITION

adjective

1

a : first created or developed : primeval b : existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe) c : earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ

2

: fundamental, primary

EXAMPLES

All life on Earth supposedly came from a primordial ooze in existence many millions of years ago.
"Indeed, and in spite of all our current observations, physical theories, computer models, and mathematical skill we must not forget that the primordial breath is inherently unknown to us." -- From Martin Beech's 2010 book The Large Hadron Collider

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