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primitive Definition
(n)
a
person
who
belongs
to
early
stage
of
civilization
(n)
a
mathematical
expression
from
which
another
expression
is
derived
(n)
a
word
serving
as
the
basis
for
inflected
or
derived
forms
; "`
pick
''
is
the
primitive
from
which
`
picket
''
is
derived
"
(s)
belonging
to
an
early
stage
of
technical
development
;
characterized
by
simplicity
and
(
often
)
crudeness
; "
the
crude
weapons
and
rude
agricultural
implements
of
early
man
"; "
primitive
movies
of
the
1890s
"; "
primitive
living
conditions
in
the
Appalachian
mo
(s)
little
evolved
from
or
characteristic
of
an
earlier
ancestral
type
; "
archaic
forms
of
life
"; "
primitive
mammals
"; "
the
okapi
is
a
short
-
necked
primitive
cousin
of
the
giraffe
"
(s)
used
of
preliterate
or
tribal
or
nonindustrial
societies
; "
primitive
societies
"
(s)
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
"
primitive Synonyms
archaic
crude
primitive
primitive person
rude
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