¹ prim-I-tive \'prim-et-iv\ adj. 1 a : not derived : ORIGINAL, PRIMARY b : assumed as a basis 2 a : of or relating to the earliest age or period : PRIMEVAL b : closely approximating an early ancestral type : little evolved c : belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development : CRUDE, RUDIMENTARY [technology] d : of, relating to, or constituting the assumed parent speech of related languages 3 a : ELEMENTAL, NATURAL [the noble savage endowed with virtue - Oscar Handlin] b : of, relating to or produced by a relatively simple people or culture [art] c : NIAVE d (1) : SELF-TAUGHT, UNTUTORED [craftsmen] (2) : produced by a self-taught artist. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary)

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