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el·e·men·ta·ry 
[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] Pronunciation Key
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[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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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) Pronunciation Key
adj.
el'e·men·ta'ri·ly (-těr'ə-lē) adv., el'e·men'ta·ri·ness n. |
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| elementary | |
adjective | |
| 1. | easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" |
| 2. | of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers" |
| 3. | of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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