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How do you spell Primitive?

Correct spelling

primitive

PRIMIT + IVE. I not A.

Why is primitive spelled this way?

From Latin primitivus, first of its kind. PRIMUS (first). Primitive describes what came first — original, foundational, and unrefined.

Common misspellings of primitive

primativeprimitivprimitveprimitave

Example

The tools were primitive.

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