In the investigation both of the orthography and signification of words, their ETYMOLOGY was necessarily to be considered, and they were therefore to be divided into primitives and derivatives. A primitive word, is that which can be traced no further to any English root; thus circumspect, circumvent, circumstance, delude, concave and complicate, though compounds in the Latin, are to us primitives. –Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson What is the connotation of the word primitives as it is used in the passage? Based on the word’s connotation, what is the meaning of primitives as it is used in the passage?

What is the connotation of the word primitives as it is used in the passage?

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Based on the word’s connotation, what is the meaning of primitives as it is used in the passage?

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you need to explain that more, your grammer just needs to be close to perfect.

martians or other types of aliens represent a unique fear as opposed to zombies. vampires and other types of monsters.   in most sci-fi stories, aliens come from other worlds and have different or more advanced technology.   abductions and experimentation on human bodies that involve these technologies, or the use of these technologies against human beings and the use of unknown "powers", are a type of fear that's different from that of other types of monsters.