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Elementariness

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el·e·men·ta·ry  (l-mnt-r, -tr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or fundamental part: an elementary need for love and nurturing.
2. Of, relating to, or involving the fundamental or simplest aspects of a subject: an elementary problem in statistics.
3. Of or relating to an elementary school or elementary education: the elementary grades; elementary teachers.
ele·men·tari·ly (-tr-l) adv.
ele·menta·ri·ness n.
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