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单词 primitive
释义

primitive

[ prim-i-tiv ]
/ ˈprɪm ɪ tɪv /
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adjective

noun

Origin of primitive

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (noun and adjective) (from Middle French primitif), from Latin prīmitīvus “first of its kind.” See prime, -itive

SYNONYMS FOR primitive

1, 2 prehistoric, primal, primary, primordial, original, antediluvian, pristine.
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synonym study for primitive

1, 2. See prime.

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Words nearby primitive

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British Dictionary definitions for primitive

primitive
/ (ˈprɪmɪtɪv) /

adjective

noun

Derived forms of primitive

primitively, adverbprimitiveness, noun

Word Origin for primitive

C14: from Latin prīmitīvus earliest of its kind, primitive, from prīmus first
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Medical definitions for primitive

primitive
[ prĭmĭ-tĭv ]

adj.

Primary; basic.
Of or being an earliest or original stage.
Being little evolved from an early ancestral type.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for primitive

primitive
[ prĭmĭ-tĭv ]

Relating to an early or original stage.
Having evolved very little from an early type. Lampreys and sturgeon are primitive fishes.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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