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elemental — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • elemental adj Basic and fundamental, related to a core building block rather than something complex or refined.
  • elementary adj Simple and basic; easy to understand.
  • primal adj Existing from the earliest times; original or fundamental.
  • rudimentary adj Basic or undeveloped; existing only in a simple or early form.

Senses

elemental is used for these senses in English:

  • elemental (mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.
  • rudimentary Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

elementary — full definition

  1. adj Simple and basic; easy to understand.
  2. adj Relating to the earliest stage of education (elementary school).

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