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elementary

[ el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or dealing with elements, rudiments, or first principles:

    an elementary grammar.

  2. of or relating 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.


elementary

/ -tr瑟; 藢蓻l瑟藞m蓻nt蓹r瑟 /

adjective

  1. not difficult; simple; rudimentary
  2. of or concerned with the first principles of a subject; introductory or fundamental
  3. maths (of a function) having the form of an algebraic, exponential, trigonometric, or a logarithmic function, or any combination of these
  4. chem another word for elemental
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢别濒别藞尘别苍迟补谤颈濒测, adverb
  • 藢别濒别藞尘别苍迟补谤颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别濒路别路尘别苍路迟补谤路颈路濒测 [el-, uh, -men-, ter, -, uh, -lee], adverb
  • 别濒顎卐路尘别苍顎僼补路谤颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卐濒路别路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
  • 辫辞蝉迟顎卐濒路别路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
  • 辫谤别顎卐濒路别路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
  • 辩耻补顎却颈-别濒顎卐路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路别濒顎卐路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
  • 迟谤补苍蝉顎卐濒路别路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卐濒路别路尘别苍顎僼补路谤测 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of elementary1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English elementare (from Middle French elementaire ), from Latin 别濒别尘别苍迟腻谤颈耻蝉. See element, -ary
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Synonym Study

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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Michelle, an elementary school student in East Nusa Tenggara province, was one of several in her school who suffered suspected food poisoning in February.

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Anderson hadn鈥檛 danced in a studio setting since elementary school and was eager to find her rhythm.

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They explained this state rule applied to older students and sex education, but not to reading lessons for elementary children.

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At a Wisconsin elementary school in the 1960s, she faced racism and presumptions of idiocy.

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Immigration agents sought access to students at two Los Angeles elementary schools last week and were denied access.

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More About Elementary

What does elementary mean?

Elementary describes the basics or beginning steps of something. Elementary lessons in soccer, for example, might include how to dribble the ball.

The most common use of elementary in the US is in the phrase elementary school, the first few years of schooling, when the basics of reading, math, and other important subjects are taught. An elementary teacher is someone who teaches in elementary school and an elementary math book is a book with math lessons aimed at elementary schoolchildren.

Elementary can also be used in the context of chemical elements, which are a class of substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. In older scientific studies and belief systems, the Earth was believed to be elementarily comprised of four elements: earth, fire, water, and air.

Related to that, something that is elementary is simple or uncompounded.

Example: Times tables are simply elementary, so I do not need a calculator.

Where does elementary come from?

The first records of the term elementary come from the 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Latin 别濒别尘别苍迟腻谤颈耻蝉, meaning 鈥渙f one of the four elements.鈥 The four elements were once considered the simple building blocks that make up nature.

Elementary is famous in popular culture as a supposed catchphrase for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle鈥檚 fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. The phrase 鈥淚t is elementary, my dear Watson,鈥 was popularized by fans of the detective series but was never actually said by the character. Holmes did often use the word elementary, however,聽 when explaining his deductions. Doyle鈥檚 use of elementary makes his character appear smarter than the average person.

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What are some other forms related to elementary?

  • elementarily (adverb)
  • elementariness (noun)
  • nonelementary (adjective)
  • postelementary (adjective)

What are some synonyms for elementary?

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How is elementary used in real life?

Elementary is usually used to describe something basic or to suggest something difficult is actually easy.

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Which of the following is NOT a synonym for elementary?

A. elemental
B. basic
C. simple
D. secondary

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