elementary

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An elementary point, to be sure, but sometimes the elementary should be aired.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or fundamental part: an elementary need for love and nurturing.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or involving the fundamental or simplest aspects of a subject: an elementary problem in statistics.
  3. adjective Of or relating to an elementary school or elementary education: the elementary grades; elementary teachers.

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  • The new elementary, which is scheduled to be completed in June 2011, is to be constructed with the plans currently being used to build Rossview Elementary. —  theleafchronicle.com - Local News
  • "All of the elementary is going to participate by being in a coloring contest," Dragon said. —  The Gazette-Enterprise: News
  • All five questions are completely elementary, and I ask these questions in an introduction to the theory of Kolmogorov information for undergraduates at Waterloo. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • At the awards a winner from each category - elementary, middle, high school and inspirational - will be announced. —  theadvertiser.com -
  • An elementary point, to be sure, but sometimes the elementary should be aired. —  Latest Articles
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  1. = Dutch elementair = German elementar (in comp.), also elementarisch = Danish elementær = Swedish elementär (D. Danish Swedish after F.) (Danish Swedish also elementar in comp.) = French élémentaire = Provencal Spanish Portuguese elementar, Portuguese also elementario = Italian elementare, elementario, from Latin elementarius, belonging to the elements or rudiments, from elementum, element, rudiment: see element.
 

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