elementary

elementary
a) Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
b) Relating to an elementary school.

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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. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or treating of,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • elementary — late 14c., having the nature of one of the four elements, from M.Fr. elementaire and directly from L. elementarius, from elementum (see ELEMENT (Cf. element)). Meaning rudimentary is from 1540s; meaning “simple” is from 1620s. Elementary… …   Etymology dictionary

  • elementary — [el΄ə ment′ə rē, el΄əmen′trē] adj. [ME elementare < L elementarius] 1. ELEMENTAL 2. a) of first principles, rudiments, or fundamentals; introductory; basic; simple b) of or having to do with the formal instruction of children in basic subjects …   English World dictionary

  • elementary — [adj] simple, basic ABCs, abecedarian, basal, beginning, child’s play*, clear, duck soup*, easy, elemental, essential, facile, foundational, fundamental, initial, introductory, meat and potatoes*, original, plain, prefatory, preliminary, primary …   New thesaurus

  • elementary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject. 2) straightforward and uncomplicated. 3) not decomposable into elements or other primary constituents. DERIVATIVES elementarily adverb …   English terms dictionary

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