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[prim-i-tiv] / ˈprɪm ɪ tɪv /




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It was this Skynet, “Terminator,” “Mad Max” future primitive sort of thing that now seems current and timely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

These primitive compartments were essentially tiny bubbles, where lipid membranes enclosed basic organic molecules.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The music on their debut album, “Ramones,” released 50 years ago this month, was so primitive that the 14 short tracks took just seven days and $6,400 to record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

No one could tell she had never been in a school before, or had grown up in a primitive village.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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