how to pronounce primitive

/ˈpɹɪm.ɪ.tɪv/

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primitive is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of primitive in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and primitive societies when famines …”

meaning of primitive

Primitive means old or simple.

primitive frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word primitive occurs in english on average 18.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics primitive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that primitive can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;