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primeval
English
Alternative forms
- primaeval, primæval
Etymology
From primevous +? -al. Further, primevous, from Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”), from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.
Pronunciation
- enPR: "pr?m'?v?l, IPA(key): /?p?a??mi.v?l/
Adjective
primeval (comparative more primeval, superlative most primeval)
- belonging to the first ages
- primary; original
- primitive
- 1957, H. E. Bates, Death of a Huntsman
- If their views were entrancing their sanitation was primeval; if they possessed stables they were also next to the gas-works; if their gardens were delightful there were odours suspicious of mice in the bedrooms.
- 1957, H. E. Bates, Death of a Huntsman
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- primeval in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- primeval in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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native
English
Etymology
From Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin n?t?vus, from n?tus (“birth”). Doublet of naive.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ne?t?v/
- (US)
- (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /?ne?t?v/
- IPA(key): /?ne?t?v/
- Rhymes: -e?t?v
- Hyphenation: na?tive
Adjective
native (comparative more native, superlative most native)
- Belonging to one by birth.
- Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
- Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
- Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
- 1678, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe
- 1678, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe
- Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
Synonyms
- (belonging to one by birth): inborn, innate; See also Thesaurus:innate
- (born or grown in the region in which it is found): aboriginal, autochthonous, indigenous; See also Thesaurus:native
Antonyms
- (born or grown in the region in which it is found): foreign, fremd; See also Thesaurus:foreign
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
native (plural natives)
- A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
- (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
- 2009, Alex M. Cameron, Power without Law: The Supreme Court of Canada, the Marshall Decisions and the Failure of Judicial Activism, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP (?ISBN):
- Dr John Reid, a historian called to testify for Mr Marshall, distinguished between the fur trade at the truckhouses and a smaller scale trade between natives and settlers: "It seems that there were native persons who were selling small amounts […] "
- 2013, James Ciment, Another America: The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It, Hill and Wang (?ISBN), page 72:
- As for the wars between natives and settlers, far from having “ceased,” they would continue well into the twentieth century, and over much the same things that had always sparked them—trade, land, and settler arrogance.
- 2009, Alex M. Cameron, Power without Law: The Supreme Court of Canada, the Marshall Decisions and the Failure of Judicial Activism, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP (?ISBN):
- A native speaker.
- Ostrea edulis, a kind of oyster.
Usage notes
- In North America, native/Native came into use as an umbrella term for the indigenous inhabitants of America as Indian began to fall out of formal usage (because it originated from Columbus's mistaken belief that he was in India and the people he encountered were Indians). Other designations include Native American, Native Canadian, and American Indian. In Canada, the terms include Inuit and Metis and the adjectives First Nation/First Nations.
Synonyms
- homeling (uncommon, obsolete)
Derived terms
- the natives are restless
Translations
See also
- native cat
- nativity
- nativization
References
- native at OneLook Dictionary Search
- native in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "native" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 215.
- native in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.tiv/
- Homophone: natives
Adjective
native
- feminine singular of natif
Anagrams
- enviât, vanité, veinât, venait
Italian
Adjective
native
- feminine plural of nativo
Noun
native f pl
- plural of nativa
Anagrams
- aventi, avinte, evinta, venati
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /na??ti?.u?e/, [nä??t?i?u??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /na?ti.ve/, [n??t?i?v?]
Adjective
n?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of n?t?vus
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na?ti.ve]
Adjective
native
- feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of nativ
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