"elementary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /(ˌ)ɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elementary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more elementary [comparative], most elementary [superlative]
enPR: ĕl'ĭ-mĕn′tə-rē Rhymes: -ɛntəɹi, -ɛntɹi Etymology: From Latin elementārius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|elementārius||elementary}} Latin elementārius (“elementary”), {{m|la|elementum||one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals}} elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”), {{m|la|-ārius|pos=adjective-forming suffix}} -ārius (adjective-forming suffix), {{cog|fr|élémentaire}} French élémentaire Head templates: {{en-adj}} elementary (comparative more elementary, superlative most elementary)
  1. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something. Translations (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something): элемэнта́рны (eljementárny) (Belarusian), елемента́рен (elementáren) (Bulgarian), سەرەتایی (seretayî) (Central Kurdish), 基本 (jīběn) (Chinese Mandarin), elementær (Danish), elementair (Dutch), elementa (Esperanto), perus- (Finnish), alkeis- (Finnish), alkeellinen (Finnish), élémentaire (French), elemental (Galician), elementar (German), στοιχειώδης (stoicheiódis) (Greek), elementare (Italian), 基本的な (kihonteki na) (alt: きほんてきな) (Japanese), 기본적 (gibonjeok) (Korean), elementārius (Latin), whakapū (Maori), seretayî (Northern Kurdish), enkelt (Norwegian), elementær (Norwegian Bokmål), grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål), elementær (Norwegian Nynorsk), grunnleggande (Norwegian Nynorsk), grunnleggjande (Norwegian Nynorsk), eefach (Plautdietsch), podstawowy [masculine] (Polish), elementarny [masculine] (Polish), elementar (Portuguese), elementar [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), fundamental [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), элемента́рный (elementárnyj) (Russian), sìmplidh (Scottish Gaelic), elemental (Spanish), grundlig (Swedish), grundläggande (Swedish), elementär (Swedish), basal (Swedish), елемента́рний (elementárnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-6--PfzMT Disambiguation of 'relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something': 71 2 1 3 10 10 3
  2. Very simple.
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-PEYsMekc
  3. Relating to an elementary school. Translations (relating to an elementary school): нача́лен (načálen) (Bulgarian), سەرەتایی (seretayî) (Central Kurdish), 小學的 (Chinese Mandarin), 小学的 (xiǎoxué de) (Chinese Mandarin), folkeskole- (Danish), alkeis- (Finnish), primaria (Galician), στοιχειώδης (stoicheiódis) (Greek), elementare (Italian), podstawowy [masculine] (Polish), fundamental (Portuguese), elementară (școală) [feminine] (Romanian), нача́льный (načálʹnyj) (Russian), primaria (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-eSV9qrYR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 19 18 6 16 15 23 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 0 16 18 7 17 16 20 2 Disambiguation of 'relating to an elementary school': 1 0 75 8 2 8 7
  4. (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (relating to a subatomic particle): елемента́рен (elementáren) (Bulgarian), elementar- (Danish), alkeis- (Finnish), elemental (Galician), στοιχειώδης (stoicheiódis) (Greek), elementare (Italian), elementarny [masculine] (Polish), elementar (Portuguese), elementar [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), элемента́рный (elementárnyj) (Russian), elemental (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-996R7-tr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 19 18 6 16 15 23 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 0 16 18 7 17 16 20 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'relating to a subatomic particle': 1 0 6 68 3 12 10
  5. (mathematics, of an argument or proof) Straightforward, employing only basic techniques; not requiring substantial knowledge (of some particular domain, object, etc.). Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-atWjNu1s Topics: mathematics, sciences
  6. (mathematics, of an argument or proof) Straightforward, employing only basic techniques; not requiring substantial knowledge (of some particular domain, object, etc.).
    (number theory, of an argument or proof, mostly historical outside the phrase "Elementary number theory") Making no use of complex analysis.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics, Number theory
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-NX9jljph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 19 18 6 16 15 23 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 0 16 18 7 17 16 20 2 Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences
  7. (archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-adj-3TFezjgG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 19 18 6 16 15 23 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 0 16 18 7 17 16 20 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elementar [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /(ˌ)ɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elementary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: elementaries [plural]
enPR: ĕl'ĭ-mĕn′tə-rē Rhymes: -ɛntəɹi, -ɛntɹi Etymology: From Latin elementārius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|elementārius||elementary}} Latin elementārius (“elementary”), {{m|la|elementum||one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals}} elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”), {{m|la|-ārius|pos=adjective-forming suffix}} -ārius (adjective-forming suffix), {{cog|fr|élémentaire}} French élémentaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} elementary (plural elementaries)
  1. An elementary school.
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-noun-jEKsxWjb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 19 18 6 16 15 23 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 0 16 18 7 17 16 20 2
  2. (mythology, mysticism) A supernatural being associated with the elements. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-elementary-en-noun-D24qk2lo Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elementar [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "eljementárny",
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      "word": "элемэнта́рны"
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      "roman": "jīběn",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "基本"
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      "word": "elementær"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "perus-"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "alkeellinen"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "elemental"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "stoicheiódis",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "στοιχειώδης"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "word": "elementare"
    },
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      "alt": "きほんてきな",
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      "roman": "kihonteki na",
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      "word": "基本的な"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gibonjeok",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "기본적"
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      "code": "ckb",
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      "roman": "seretayî",
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      "word": "سەرەتایی"
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      "code": "kmr",
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    },
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      "word": "elementārius"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
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      "word": "whakapū"
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      "code": "no",
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      "word": "enkelt"
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      "word": "eefach"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "elementar"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ro",
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "sìmplidh"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "grundlig"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "grundläggande"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "elementär"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "basal"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "elementárnyj",
      "sense": "relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something",
      "word": "елемента́рний"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "načálen",
      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "小學的"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎoxué de",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "folkeskole-"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "alkeis-"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "primaria"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "στοιχειώδης"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "elementare"
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      "code": "ckb",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "word": "fundamental"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "relating to an elementary school",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "elementară (școală)"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "es",
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