Quora User, fluent speaker of Mandarin and Cantonese. Knowing Cantonese alone does not make you understand Mandarin due to the large differences in the language/dialect. However, I believe the majority of Cantonese speakers can understand Mandarin, but only because they have separately studied Mandarin (either formally in school, or self-taught).
â¢ PRIMITIVE ART (noun). The noun PRIMITIVE ART has 1 sense: 1. a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists. Familiarity information: PRIMITIVE ART used as a noun is very rare.. a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists. Familiarity information: PRIMITIVE ART used as a noun is very rare.
Prior art is any evidence that your invention is already known. Prior art does not need to exist physically or be commercially available. It is enough that someone, somewhere, sometime previously has described or shown or made something that contains a use of technology that is very similar to your invention. A prehistoric cave painting can be prior art. A piece of technology that is centuries old can be prior art. A previously described idea that cannot possibly work can be prior art. Anything can be prior art. An existing product is the most obvious form of prior art.