primitive

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/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/ English

Definitions

noun

An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
A member of a primitive society.
A simple-minded person.
A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.“primitive innocence; the primitive church”
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.“a primitive style of dress”
Crude, obsolete.“primitive ideas”
(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.“a primitive verb”

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Synonyms

radical backwards imprimitive proto-natural primary early simple crude untrained noncivilized rude uninflected underived archaic elemental primitive person primordial

Antonyms

derivative derived

Associated

recursive pythagorean recursion modulo methodist camping polynomial baptist accumulation dinosaurs basal wesleyan

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