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primitive

/pˈɹɪmətɪv/PRIH-muh-tiv
/pˈɹɪmətɪv/PRIH-muh-tiv

Meaningfrom the first

Common meaning: belonging to an early stage

Journey through time

  1. Latinprīmus‘first’
  2. Frenchprimitif
  3. Englishprimitive‘belonging to an early stage’ · today

prim also in: primeprimaryprimevalprinceprinciple

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin prīmus ‘first’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry prīmus, p. 1444 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

primaryprimeprimevalprinceprinciple

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