primitive

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Synonyms: primative, primitiae, primitivo, privative, promotive, primitia, primitial, primitives, limitive, primetime, primite

Antonyms: primative, primitiae, primitivo, privative, promotive, primitia, primitial, primitives, limitive, primetime, primite

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to {{m|en|derivative}}.
2. A [[member]] of a primitive [[society]].
3. Primitive or [[primeval]] nature; the [[innate]], instinctive [[element]] within a person; the deep, instinctive, [[precultural]] layer of human nature.
4. Natural or [[premodern]] environment or conditions; life lacking modern [[technology]] and society.
5. A simple-minded [[person]].
6. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[data type]] that is built into the [[programming language]], as opposed to more complex structures.
7. {{lb|en|programming}} Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a [[programming language]].<ref>{{w|Language_primitive|Page on the English Wikipedia}}</ref>
8. A basic [[geometric]] shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
9. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A function whose [[derivative]] is a given function; an [[antiderivative]]. {{C|en|Functions}}

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|Crude]], [[obsolete]].
4. {{lb|en|grammar}} Original; primary; radical; not derived.
5. {{lb|en|biology|dated}} Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or [[evolution]].
6. {{lb|en|maths}} Not [[derived]] from another of the same type
7. {{lb|en|linguistics|dated}} most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

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