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elementary
pertaining to elements, or first principles: elementary grammar; simple, easy facts: It’s elementary, Dr. Watson.
Not to be confused with:
alimentary – relating to food or nutrition: alimentary canal
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el·e·men·ta·ry
(ĕl′ə-mĕn′tə-rē, -trē)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 (-tĕr′ə-lē) adv.
el′e·men′ta·ri·ness n.
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elementary
(ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ)adj
1. not difficult; simple; rudimentary
2. of or concerned with the first principles of a subject; introductory or fundamental
3. (Mathematics) maths (of a function) having the form of an algebraic, exponential, trigonometric, or a logarithmic function, or any combination of these
4. (Elements & Compounds) chem another word for elemental5
ˌeleˈmentarily adv
ˌeleˈmentariness n
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el•e•men•ta•ry
(ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri)adj.
1. pertaining to rudiments or first principles.
2. of or pertaining to an elementary school.
3. of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple or uncompounded: an elementary part of matter.
4. pertaining to the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, or to the great forces of nature.
[1400–50; (< Middle French) < Latin]
el`e•men•tar′i•ly (-ˈtɛr ə li) adv.
el`e•men′ta•ri•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  elementary - 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"easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" |
| 2. | elementary - of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers" | |
| 3. | elementary - of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" |
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elementary
adjective
1. basic, essential, primary, initial, fundamental, introductory, preparatory, rudimentary, elemental, bog-standard (informal) Literacy now includes elementary computer skills.
basic higher, advanced, secondary, progressive, highly-developed
basic higher, advanced, secondary, progressive, highly-developed
2. simple, clear, easy, plain, straightforward, rudimentary, uncomplicated, facile, undemanding, unexacting elementary questions designed to test numeracy
simple complex, complicated, sophisticated
simple complex, complicated, sophisticated
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elementary
adjective1. Of or being an irreducible element:
2. Of or treating the most basic aspects:
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Translations
أساسي، إبْتِدائي
elementærgrund-grundlæggendebasal
elemi
undirstöîu-
elementarnaelementarneelementarny
elementárny
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elementary
[ˌelɪˈmentərɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
elementary
[ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəri] adj (= basic) → élémentaire
[school, education] → primaireelementary education n (US) → enseignement m primaireelementary school n (US) (= primary school) → école f primaireelementary teacher n (US) → professeur mf des écoles, instituteur/trice m/f
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elementary
adj
(= simple) rules → einfach, elementar; (= basic) idea, fact, precautions → grundlegend; a few elementary rules → einige Grundregeln; sometimes the cause is quite elementary → manchmal ist die Ursache ganz einfach or simpel; elementary mistake → Grundfehler m, → grober Fehler; elementary, my dear Watson → elementar, lieber Watson
(pej: = rudimentary) → primitiv; his acting is about as elementary as you can get → primitiver als er kann man gar nicht spielen
(Sch) level → elementar; elementary skills/knowledge → Grundkenntnisse pl; elementary reading and writing → Grundkenntnisse pl → im Lesen und Schreiben; elementary computer skills → grundlegende Computerkenntnisse pl; elementary maths → Elementarmathematik f; a rather elementary knowledge of science → einige Grundkenntnisse in Naturwissenschaften
elementary
:elementary education
n → Grundschulbildung f
elementary particle
n (Phys) → Elementarteilchen nt
elementary particle physics
n (Phys) → Elementarteilchenphysik f
elementary school
n (US: = primary school) → Grundschule f
elementary schooling
n (US) → Grundschulbildung f
elementary student
n (US) → Grundschüler(in) m(f)
elementary teacher
n (US) → Grundschullehrer(in) m(f)
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element
(ˈeləmənt) noun1. an essential part of anything. Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.
2. a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances. Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.
3. surroundings necessary for life. Water is a fish's natural element.
4. a slight amount. an element of doubt.
5. the heating part in an electric kettle etc.
ˌeleˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective very simple; not advanced. elementary mathematics.
ˈelements noun plural1. the first things to be learned in any subject. the elements of musical theory.
2. the forces of nature, as wind and rain.
in one's element in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.
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elementary
a. elemental; rudimentario-a.
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