| Front | primitive |ˈprɪmɪtɪv| |
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| Back | adjective 1 relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something: 2 very basic or unsophisticated in terms of comfort, convenience, or efficiency: 3 not developed or derived from anything else: 4 Biology (of a part or structure) in the first or early stage of formation or growth rudimentary. See also primitive streak. noun 1 a person belonging to a preliterate, non-industrial society. 2 a pre-Renaissance painter, or one who imitates the pre-Renaissance style. 3 Linguistics a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived. DERIVATIVES primitively adverb , primitiveness noun |
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