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el⋅e⋅men⋅ta⋅ry
[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] 
əˈmɛn
–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. |
Related forms:
el⋅e⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅ly [el-uh-men-ter-uh-lee] , adverb
[el-uh-men-ter-uh-lee] , adverb el⋅e⋅men⋅ta⋅ri⋅ness, noun
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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.
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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Elementary
El`e*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. elementarius: cf. F. ['e]l['e]mentaire.]1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance. 2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise. 3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." --J. Spencer.
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Language Translation for : elementary
Spanish:
elemental, básico,
German:
grundlegend,
Japanese:
初歩の
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