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Word entry · 10 letters

elementary

Best crossword clue

"Basic and simple"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəɹi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeeelmnrtyStarts with EEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. easy and not involved or complicated

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Basic and simple10 letters
02Introductory10 letters

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