English
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Etymology
From OF. primitif, from L. primitivus.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-primitive.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.

Translations

Chinese: �� (yuanshi)
Dutch: primitief
French: primitif
German: ursprünglich
Greek: �����γονο (pr�togono) n
Italian: primitivo singular, primitivi plural,
mid
Japanese: �� (���, genshi)
Korean: �� (wonsi)
Latin: primitivum n
Portuguese: primitivo m, primitiva f
Russian: п�ими�ивно (primitivno) n
Spanish: primitivo m

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
4. biology Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.

Translations

Chinese: �� (yuanshi)
Dutch: primitief
French: primitif m, primitive f
Finnish: alkeellinen
Greek: �����γονο� (pr�tógonos) m, �����γονη (pr�tógon�) f, �����γονο (pr�togono) n
mid
Italian: primitivo m singular, primitiva f singular, primitivi m plural, primitive f plural
Japanese: ��� (�����, genshiteki)
Korean: �� (wonsi)
Latin: primitivus m, primitiva f, primitivum n
Russian: п�ими�ивн�й (primitivny) m п�ими�ивна� (primitivnaya) f, п�ими�ивно (primitivno) n
Spanish: primitivo m, primitiva f

French

Adjective
primitive

1. feminine of|primitif

Italian

Adjective
primitive f

1. Feminine plural form of primitivo

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