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1. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

Rhymes with Primitive Art

  • restart
  • mccartt
  • mccart
  • k-mart
  • kabart
  • impart
  • goulart
  • descartes
  • depart
  • bossart
  • start
  • smartt
  • smart
  • apart
  • ahart
  • tartt
  • tarte
  • tart
  • schardt
  • parte
  • part
  • marte
  • mart
  • mahrt
  • heart
  • hartt
  • harte
  • hart
  • hardt
  • fart

2. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

3. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

4. primitive

noun. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms.

Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

6. primitive

noun. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)