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elementary adj
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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 — adj. 1 a dealing with or arising from the simplest facts of a subject; rudimentary, introductory. b simple. 2 Chem. not decomposable. Phrases and idioms: elementary particle Physics any of several subatomic particles supposedly not decomposable… … Useful english 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. Elementary is used with these nouns: ↑class, ↑education, ↑fairness, ↑level, ↑mathematics, ↑maths, ↑mistake, ↑school, ↑teacher, ↑textbook … Collocations dictionary
elementary — adj 1. primary, rudimentary, rudi mental, abecedarian; inchoate, imperfect; embryonic, embryonal, germinal, genetic, genetical, nascent, undeveloped; incipient, beginning, original; introductory, preparatory, proemial, preliminary, prefatory;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
elementary — elementarily /el euh men ter euh lee/, adv. elementariness, n. /el euh men teuh ree, tree/, adj. 1. pertaining to or dealing with elements, rudiments, or first principles: an elementary grammar. 2. of or pertaining to an elementary school:… … Universalium
elementary — el|e|men|ta|ry [ˌelıˈmentəri] adj 1.) simple or basic ▪ the elementary principles of justice and democracy ▪ You ve made a very elementary mistake. 2.) [only before noun] concerning the first and easiest part of a subject →↑intermediate, advanced … Dictionary of contemporary English
elementary — [[t]e̱lɪme̱ntri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is elementary is very simple and basic. Literacy now includes elementary computer skills. Syn: basic … English dictionary
elementary — [ˌelɪˈment(ə)ri] adj 1) relating to the most basic and important part of something Syn: basic He made a few elementary errors.[/ex] 2) easy elementary tasks[/ex] 3) relating to the first years of school … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
elementary — el•e•men•ta•ry [[t]ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, tri[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to rudiments or first principles 2) of or pertaining to an elementary school 3) phs of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple or uncompounded: an elementary part of… … From formal English to slang
