primitive

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French primitif < Latin primitivus (first or earliest of its kind) < primus (first); see prime.

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Singular
primitive

Plural
primitives

primitive (plural primitives)

  1. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
  2. (computing, programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.

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primitive (comparative more primitive, superlative most primitive)

Positive
primitive

Comparative
more primitive

Superlative
most primitive

  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.

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primitive

  1. Feminine form of primitif.

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primitive f.

  1. Feminine plural form of primitivo