elementary

CEFRA2

/ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəɹi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Basic and easy to understand.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Relating to the first years of school.

Examples

  • In her elementary school days, Mary dreamed of becoming a teacher.

  • There used to be an elementary school here.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Relating to an elementary school.

  2. Very simple.

  3. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

More examples

In context

  • At Lakeside Elementary I learned to appreciate the forest.

  • He was my dentist. My mom took me to him back in elementary and junior high.

  • The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Learning multiplication tables is an blank math skill for young students.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English elementare, from Latin elementārius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire. By surface analysis, element + -ary.