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How to pronounce primitive in American English
“primitive” pronunciation by American speakers
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“primitive” in real sentences — American speakers
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primitive shorelines and waters.
US Forest Service
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So we believe there are some of the most primitive of the primitive materials that still
Smithsonian Air & Space
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uh it's a sample of the very very primitive type primitive by I mean it's hardly
NASA
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