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Definition of Elementary

Elementary

  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.

Elementary Quotations

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.
Carl Sagan

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
Albert Schweitzer

The practice of patience toward one another, the overlooking of one another's defects, and the bearing of one another's burdens is the most elementary condition of all human and social activity in the family, in the professions, and in society.
Lawrence G. Lovasik

Bullying wasn't okay in elementary school and it isn't okay now, especially when it comes in the form of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
John Doolittle

But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.
Sally Ride
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Elementary Translations

elementary in Dutch is elementair
elementary in German is elementare, elementar
elementary in Portuguese is elementar
elementary in Spanish is elemental

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