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An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.

A member of a primitive society.

A simple-minded person.

A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.

Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.

Example: primitive innocence;   the primitive church

Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.

Example: a primitive style of dress

Crude, obsolete.

Example: primitive ideas

(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.

Example: a primitive verb