primigenial

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adjective

First of all; firstborn; primary; original.

OriginLatin primus →
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Meanings

adjectiveprimigenial (not comparable)

alternative primogenial

  1. not comparableFirst of all; firstborn; primary; original.

    What difference is there, then, between God and primigenial chaos?

    1983, Umberto Eco, translated by William Weaver, The Name of the Rose

Origin

  1. Latinprimus“first”
  2. Englishprimigenial

From Latin primus (“first”) and genio (from generare (“to create”)), + -al.

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APA

primigenial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primigenial

MLA

“primigenial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primigenial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primigenial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primigenial.

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