SYN: primordial (2). [L. primitivus, fr. primus, first]
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prim·i·tive 'prim-ət-iv adj
1) closely approximating an early ancestral type: little evolved
2) belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development <\primitive cells>
prim·i·tive·ly adv
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prim·i·tive (primґĭ-tiv) [L. primitivus] first in point of time; existing in a simple or early form that shows little complexity.Medical dictionary. 2011.