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单词 primitivity
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primitivityn.

Brit. /ˌprɪmᵻˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌprɪməˈtɪvᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: primitive adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < primitive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin primitivitas primacy, priority (13th cent. in a British source), French primitivité (c1846). Compare earlier primitiveness n.
Primitiveness; an instance of this.
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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun]
oldnessOE
antiquity?c1450
agednessa1475
ancienty1524
continuance1528
ancientness1537
anciency1549
hoariness1580
primitiveness1644
antiquary1655
vetustness1727
primitivity1759
vetusty1870
the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > primitiveness or primevalness
primevity1610
primeness1611
primevalness1727
primitivity1759
primeval1826
primitiveness1856
primalism1872
primordialism1879
primevalism1893
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > property or quality of
periphraxy1881
primitivity1890
1759 H. Walpole Let. 8 Aug. in Lett. to H. Mann (1960) V. 314 The age of George the Second is likely to be celebrated for more primitivity than the disinterestedness of Mr Deard.
1872–3 Chambers's Cycl. 330/1 The Creator..is in his essence, primitivity, originality, eternity, One.
1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) In mathematics we speak of the primitivity of a form.
1927 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 32 1023 Forms which pass the test of primitivity..are actual savage customs lasting on into the historical age.
1961 D. Jones Let. 28 Mar. in R. Hague Dai Greatcoat (1980) 184 That Gilgamesh Epic..[is] awe-inspiring in its barbaric primitivity.
1994 Guardian 28 June ii. 17/1 So a curious primitivity, a savour of folk-medicine, clings to this new cure, a refinement of the old sun-cure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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