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elemental

Syllabification: (el·e·men·tal)
Pronunciation: /ˌeləˈmentl/
Definition of elemental

adjective

  • 1primary or basic:elemental features from which all other structures are compounded
  • concerned with chemical elements or other basic components:elemental analysis
  • consisting of a single chemical element.
  • 2related to or embodying the powers of nature:a thunderstorm is the inevitable outcome of battling elemental forces
  • (of an emotion) having the primitive and inescapable character of a force of nature:the urge for revenge was too elemental to be ignored

noun

  • a supernatural entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means.

Derivatives

elementalism

Pronunciation: /-ˌizəm/
noun

elementally

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: from medieval Latin elementalis, from elementum 'principle, rudiment' (see element)

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