The difference between Aboriginal and Primitive
When used as nouns, aboriginal means an animal or plant native to a region, whereas primitive means an original or primary word.
When used as adjectives, aboriginal means first according to historical or scientific records, whereas primitive means of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times.
check bellow for the other definitions of Aboriginal and Primitive
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Aboriginal as an adjective:
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
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Aboriginal as an adjective:
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
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Aboriginal as an adjective:
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Aboriginal as a noun:
An animal or plant native to a region.
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Aboriginal as a noun:
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Primitive as a noun (linguistics):
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to .
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Primitive as a noun:
A member of a primitive society.
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Primitive as a noun:
A simple-minded person.
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Primitive as a noun (computing, programming):
A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
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Primitive as a noun (computing, programming):
Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
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Primitive as a noun:
A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
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Primitive as a noun (mathematics):
A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
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Primitive as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
Examples:
"'primitive innocence; the primitive church"
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Primitive as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
Examples:
"synonyms: backwards"
"a primitive style of dress"
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Primitive as an adjective:
Crude, obsolete.
Examples:
"primitive ideas"
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Primitive as an adjective (grammar):
Original; primary; radical; not derived.
Examples:
"synonyms: radical"
"ant derivative derived"
"a primitive verb"
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Primitive as an adjective (biology):
Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
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Primitive as an adjective (maths):
Not derived from another of the same type
Examples:
"synonyms: imprimitive"