Dictionary
el•e•men•ta•ry
Pronunciation: (el"u-men'tu-rē, -trē), [key]—
adj.
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. Chem.of or noting one or more elements.
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