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(linguistics) 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.

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

(programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.

A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.

(mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

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

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

Crude, obsolete.

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

(biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.

(mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type. +

(linguistics, dated) Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of. +