Meaning Of The Word Primitive

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What's The Definition Of Primitive?

primitive
Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system.
adjective: Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant.

primitive in American English
a primitive person or thing
of or existing in the beginning or the earliest times or ages; ancient; original
adjective: being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world
noun: someone or something primitive

primitive in British English
adjective: of or belonging to the first or beginning; original

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