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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PRIMITIVE

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We think the answer is "PRIMITIVE" which means:

    noun
  • • A person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
  • • A mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
  • • A word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
  • adjective satellite
  • • Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  • • Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  • • Used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
  • • Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
  • adjective
  • • Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
  • • Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
  • • Crude, obsolete.
  • • (grammar) original; primary; radical; not derived.
  • • Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
  • • Not derived from another of the same type
  • • Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The anthropologist studied the tools and artifacts of primitive societies."
  • • "The exhibition showcased a collection of primitives from various cultures."

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Telegraph Quick17 Jan 2023 Across 24
The Guardian Quick16 Jul 2022 Across 14
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