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equiprimordial

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ē'kwĭprīmôrʹdĭəl
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌiːkwɪpɹaɪˈmɔːdɪəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Existing together as equally fundamental ab initio; coöriginal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by John Macquarrie in his 1960 The Scope of Demythologizing as equi- + primordial, translating Martin Heidegger’s German gleichursprünglich.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: gleichursprünglich — existing together as equally fundamental ab initio