ELEMENTARY

elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic

(adjective) 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”

elementary, elemental, primary, basal

(adjective) of or being the essential or basic part; “an elementary need for love and nurturing”; “a basal reader”

elementary

(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; “the elementary grades”; “elementary teachers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

elementary (comparative more elementary, superlative most elementary)

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

Relating to an elementary school.

(physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.

(archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.

Noun

elementary (plural elementaries)

An elementary school

(mythology, mysticism) A supernatural being which is associated with the elements.

Source: Wiktionary


El`e*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. elementarius: cf. F. élémentaire.]

1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.

2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.

3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." J. Spencer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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