Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primigenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prim-ige-nous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

First formed or generated; original; primigenial.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Latin primigenus, primigenius. See primogeniture.

Inflected Forms

primigenious (alternative)

Questions

What does primigenous mean?: First formed or generated; original; primigenial.
Where does primigenous come from?: Latin primigenus, primigenius. See primogeniture.

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