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# elementary

«elementary» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very simple and basic, the first thing to learn** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (no comparative in common use)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very simple and basic, the first thing to learn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/#m1)

2) Basic in nature, not made of other parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in lessons «elementary» means the easy first level; in tales it names a basic force of nature or a basic character

### examples

- This is an elementary sum for beginners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/#x1)
- Learn the elementary rules before you move on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/#x2)
- Wind is an elementary force of nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «elementary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elementary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.