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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 prim·i·tive Pronunciation: ' pri-mə-tiv Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English primitif, from Latin primitivus first formed, from primitiae first fruits, from primus first ― more at PRIME Date: 14th century 1 a : not derived : ORIGINAL , PRIMARY b : assumed as a basis especially : AXIOMATIC < primitive concepts> 2 a : of or relating to the earliest age or period : PRIMEVAL <the primitive church> b : closely approximating an early ancestral type : little evolved < primitive mammals> c : belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development : CRUDE , RUDIMENTARY < primitive technology> d : of, relating to, or constituting the assumed parent speech of related languages < primitive Germanic> 3 a : ELEMENTAL , NATURAL <our primitive feelings of vengeance ― John Mackwood> b : of, relating to, or produced by a people or culture that is nonindustrial and often nonliterate and tribal < primitive art> c : NAIVE d (1) : SELF-TAUGHT , UNTUTORED < primitive craftsmen> (2) : produced by a self-taught artist <a primitive painting> –prim·i·tive·ly adverb –prim·i·tive·ness noun –prim·i·tiv·i·ty \ ˌ pri-mə- ' ti-və-tē\ noun ]]> 2 primitive n. Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 a : something primitive specifically : a primitive idea, term, or proposition b : a root word 2 a (1) : an artist of an early period of a culture or artistic movement (2) : a later imitator or follower of such an artist b (1) : a self-taught artist (2) : an artist whose work is marked by directness and naïveté c : a work of art produced by a primitive artist …