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Antonyms for elementary
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri |
Definition of elementary
Origin :- late 14c., "having the nature of one of the four elements," from Middle French elementaire and directly from Latin elementarius, from elementum (see element). Meaning "rudimentary" is from 1540s; meaning "simple" is from 1620s. Elementary school is 1841.
- adj simple, basic
- The Germanic invasions of France are matters of elementary history.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- He had received an elementary education; could read, write, and cipher.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- Margaret flushed at advice so elementary, but he was really paving the way for a lie.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Yet without some reconciliation of these elementary ideas thought was impossible.
- Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
- Familiarity, likewise, with the most elementary uses of mathematics should be insured.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- In a few places, elementary or introductory courses are open to freshmen.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- An elementary course followed by a course in descriptive geometry.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- That's elementary sophistry, but I invented it, and I'm strong for it.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- But it is necessary to say that the method is in an elementary stage of revival.
- Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel
- Sugden on Powers, has been said to be second to no elementary law book.
- Extract from : « An Essay on Professional Ethics » by George Sharswood
Synonyms for elementary
- ABCs
- abecedarian
- basal
- beginning
- child's play
- clear
- duck soup
- easy
- elemental
- essential
- facile
- foundational
- fundamental
- initial
- introductory
- meat and potatoes
- original
- plain
- prefatory
- preliminary
- primary
- primitive
- primo
- rudimentary
- simplest
- simplex
- simplified
- straightforward
- substratal
- uncomplex
- uncomplicated
- underlying
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