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primitive

/'primɪtɪv/ · primɪtɪv

Primitive has 3 syllables: prim · i · tive.

prim
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i
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tive
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noun. A person who belongs to an early stage of civilization.

adjective. Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style.

adjective. Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type.

adjective. Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness.

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