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"Premative" is probably misspelled. Trying primitive instead Definition of primitive
primitive has definitions from the fields of anthropology,sociology,mathematics,linguistics,fine art |
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[ adjective ] being or resembling a force of nature
Synonyms Examples "elemental violence" |
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[ adjective ] little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Synonyms Examples "archaic forms of life" "primitive mammals" "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe" |
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[ adjective ] not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
Synonyms Examples "a primary instinct" |
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[ adjective ] (anthropology; of societies) preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial
Examples "primitive societies" |
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[ adjective ] (linguistics) serving as the basis for derived or inflected forms
Examples "`pick' is the primitive word from which `picket' is derived" |
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[ adjective ] (fine arts) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
Examples "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking" |
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
Examples "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived" |
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[ adjective ] (mathematics) being an algebraic or geometric expression from which another expression is derived
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[ noun ] (mathematics) a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
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[ noun ] (anthropology,sociology) a person who belongs to early stage of civilization
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