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Webster 1913 Edition


Primigenous

{

Priˊmi-ge′ni-ous

,

Pri-mig′e-nous

, }
Adj.
[L.
primigenus
,
primigenius
. See
Primogeniture
.]
First formed or generated; original; primigenial.
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Primigenous

PRIMIG'ENOUS

,
Adj.
[supra.] First formed or generated; original; as semi-primigenous strata.

Definition 2024


primigenous

primigenous

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Adjective

primigenous (not comparable)

  1. First formed or generated; original; primigenial.
    • Bishop Joseph Hall
      The first is true: all under the first is obnoxious to error; the puisne posthumous antiquity hath been a refuge for falsehood: the primigenous antiquity, which proceeded from the Ancient of Days, is certain.