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      primitive
      noun
      A member of a primitive society.
      A simple-minded person.
      (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
      (programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
      (programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
      A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
      (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
      adjective
      Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
      Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
      Crude, obsolete.
      (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
      (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
      (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
      Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
      (linguistics, dated) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
      Roots
      primusprim- · Latin · first
      Synonyms for primitive
      archaicadjcrudenrudimentaryadjprimevaladjprimordialadjcavemannuncivilizedadjprehistoricadjatavisticadjbarbarousadjbarbaricadjunsophisticatedadjprimaladjneanderthalntroglodytenrudeadjnaiveadjuncouthadj
      Words related to primitive
      primitivitynprotomorphicadjprimitivelyadvprimitivenessnprimitivistprimitivismnprimordialitynprimevallyadvatavisticallyadvcavemennrusticadjprehistoricallyadvtroglodytismnbarbarianismnpaleolithicncephalochordatesncrudestncrudernprimallyadvprehistoricaladjsavagismnneolithicadj

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