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elementary

/ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/
adjectivenoun

Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

  2. Very simple.

  3. Relating to an elementary school.

  4. Fundamental: serving as a building block for more complicated structures or processes.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A supernatural being associated with the elements.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

From Middle English elementare, from Latin elementārius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire. By surface analysis, element + -ary.

ELEMENTARY at a glance

ELEMENTARY has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,002 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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