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elementariness

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el⋅e⋅men⋅ta⋅ry

  [el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or dealing with elements, rudiments, or first principles: an elementary grammar.
2. of or pertaining to an elementary school: elementary teachers.
3. of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple or uncompounded.
4. pertaining to the four elements, earth, water, air, and fire, or to the great forces of nature; elemental.
5. Chemistry. of or noting one or more elements.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME elementare (< MF elementaire) < L elementārius. See element, -ary

Related forms:
el⋅e⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅ly  [el-uh-men-ter-uh-lee] , adverb
el⋅e⋅men⋅ta⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. Elementary, primary, rudimentary refer to what is basic and fundamental. Elementary refers to the introductory, simple, easy facts or parts of a subject that must necessarily be learned first in order to understand succeeding ones: elementary arithmetic. Primary may mean much the same as elementary; however, it usually emphasizes the idea of what comes first even more than that of simplicity: primary steps. Rudimentary applies to what is undeveloped or imperfect: a rudimentary form of government.
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el·e·men·ta·ry   (ěl'ə-měn'tə-rē, -trē)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or fundamental part: an elementary need for love and nurturing.

  2. Of, relating to, or involving the fundamental or simplest aspects of a subject: an elementary problem in statistics.

  3. Of or relating to an elementary school or elementary education: the elementary grades; elementary teachers.

el'e·men·ta'ri·ly (-těr'ə-lē) adv., el'e·men'ta·ri·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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