primitive society

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• primitive society — A term used to refer both to the earliest societies and to recent examples with simple technology. It fell into disfavour as a description of any society of recent centuries, since none are relics of an earlier evolutionary stage, and each has… …   Dictionary of sociology

• primitive societies — primitive society …   Dictionary of sociology

• Primitive communism — is: [] ), and referring to the collective right to basic resources, egalitarianism in social relationships, and absence of authoritarian rule and hierarchy that is supposed to have preceded stratification and exploitation in human history. Both… …   Wikipedia

• primitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earliest times in history or stages in development. 2) denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization. 3) offering an extremely basic level of comfort or convenience. 4) (of behaviour or… …   English terms dictionary

• primitive culture — Introduction       in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written language, relative isolation, small population, relatively simple social institutions and… …   Universalium

• Primitive culture — In older anthropology texts and discussions, a primitive culture is one that lacks major signs of economic development or modernity. For instance, it might lack a written language or advanced technology and have a limited and isolated population …   Wikipedia

• primitive — prim|i|tive1 [ prımətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology: a primitive society/tribe a ) relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants: primitive man/life… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• society — n. group, association 1) to establish, found, set up a society 2) to disband, dissolve a society 3) a burial; historical; honor; humane; learned; literary; medical; musical; secret society 4) a friendly (BE), mutual aid (AE) society 5) a building …   Combinatory dictionary

• primitive — prim|i|tive1 [ˈprımıtıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way of life)¦ 2¦(not modern)¦ 3¦(animals/plants)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: primitivus, from primus; PRIME1] 1.) ¦(WAY OF LIFE)¦ belonging to a simple way of life that existed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• primitive — I UK [ˈprɪmətɪv] / US adjective ** 1) a) at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology a primitive society/tribe b) relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants primitive man/life primitive… …   English dictionary

• primitive — adjective 1》 relating to or denoting the earliest times in history or stages in evolution or development.     ↘of or denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization.     ↘Biology undeveloped; rudimentary. 2》 offering an… …   English new terms dictionary