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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
el·e·men·ta·ry       [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.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME elementare (< MF elementaire) < L elementārius. See element, -ary]

el·e·men·tar·i·ly       [el-uh-men-ter-uh-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb
el·e·men·ta·ri·ness, noun

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.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
el·e·men·ta·ry       (ěl'ə-měn'tə-rē, -trē)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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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" 

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.

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