1. Adjective
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
2. Adjective
Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
3. Adjective
Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
4. Noun
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.
5. Noun
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
Vocabulary classified under Mathematics
6. Noun
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "‘pick’ is the primitive from which ‘picket’ is derived"
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
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