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Complete Definition of "primitive"

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

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun

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

Translations

Chinese: 原始 (yuanshi)
Dutch: primitief
French: primitif
German: ursprünglich
Greek: πρωτόγονο (prōtogono) n
Italian: primitivo singular, primitivi plural,
mid
Japanese: 原始 (げんし, genshi)
Korean: 원시 (wonsi)
Latin: primitivum n
Portuguese: primitivo m, primitiva f
Russian: примитивно (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: 原始 (yuanshi)
Dutch: primitief
French: primitif m, primitive f
Finnish: alkeellinen
Greek: πρωτόγονος (prōtógonos) m, πρωτόγονη (prōtógonē) f, πρωτόγονο (prōtogono) n
mid
Italian: primitivo m singular, primitiva f singular, primitivi m plural, primitive f plural
Japanese: 原始的 (げんしてき, genshiteki)
Korean: 원시 (wonsi)
Latin: primitivus m, primitiva f, primitivum n
Russian: примитивный (primitivny) m примитивная (primitivnaya) f, примитивно (primitivno) n
Spanish: primitivo m, primitiva f


French

Adjective
primitive

  1. feminine of|primitif

Italian

Adjective
primitive f

  1. Feminine plural form of primitivo

Category:Italian adjective forms

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