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The correct spelling is primitive.
How to pronounce primitive
/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/
nounIPA: /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/
Say it like: Pri-mit-ive
The correct spelling is primitive. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative. For example: "primitive innocence; the primitive church"
Usage Examples
“primitive innocence; the primitive church”
“a primitive style of dress”
“primitive ideas”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
- 2.A member of a primitive society.
- 3.A simple-minded person.
- 4.A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
- 5.Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
adjective
- 1.Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
- 2.Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
- 3.Crude, obsolete.
- 4.(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
- 5.Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
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