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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 Person

  • christophersen
  • christoffersen
  • businessperson
  • mcpherson
  • mcphearson
  • macpherson
  • iversen
  • worsen
  • searson
  • pherson
  • persson
  • merson
  • herson
  • gerson
  • burson
  • berson
  • urson

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)

5. primitive

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

Etymology

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

7. 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)

8. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style.

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Etymology

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

9. person

noun. ['ˈpɝːsən'] a human being.

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  • parsone (Anglo-Norman)