elementary
    adj 1: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary
           problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a
           simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the
           problem" [syn: elementary, simple, uncomplicated,
           unproblematic]
    2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or
       elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary
       teachers"
    3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need
       for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental,
       primary]

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.
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   2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or
      first principles of anything; initial; rudimental;
      introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
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   3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth,
      fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the
      elementary region." --J. Spencer.
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