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Definition of Primitive

1. Adjective. Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness. "Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

2. Noun. A person who belongs to an early stage of civilization.

3. Adjective. Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type. "The okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"

4. Noun. A mathematical expression from which another expression is derived.

5. Adjective. Used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies. "Primitive societies"

6. Noun. A word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms. "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"

7. Adjective. Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style. "Primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"

Definition of Primitive

1. a. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.

2. n. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.

Definition of Primitive

1. Noun. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to (term derivative). ¹

2. Noun. (computing programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures. ¹

3. Noun. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed. ¹

4. Noun. (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative. ¹

5. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church. ¹

6. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress. ¹

7. Adjective. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar. ¹

8. Adjective. (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Primitive

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primitive

primigravids primigravity primine primines priming priming coat primings primip primipara primiparae

primiparas primiparous primipilar primips primitial primitive primitive art primitive concept primitive concepts primitive person

primitive recursion primitive recursive primitive root primitive streak primitive type primitive types primitively primitiveness primitivenesses primitives

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