2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elementary \El`e*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. elementarius: cf F.
['e]l['e]mentaire.]
1. Having only one principle or constituent part consisting
of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as an
elementary substance.
2. Pertaining to or treating of the elements, rudiments, or
first principles of anything initial; rudimental;
introductory; as an elementary treatise.
3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth,
fire. ``Some luminous and fiery impressions in the
elementary region.'' --J. Spencer.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
elementary
adj 1: not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in
statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple
game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the
problem" [syn: {simple}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}]
2: of the first stage of education and schools; "elementary
school"; "an elementary grammar" [syn: {elementary(a)}]
[ant: {intermediate(a)}, {secondary(a)}]
3: of or being the essential or basic part "an elementary need
for love and nurturing" [syn: {primary}]
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