elementary
/ˌɛləˈmɛntəri/
noun
- A school for the first years of a child's education; elementary school.
- She taught at an elementary in a rural district for twenty years.
- Both of my kids attend the same elementary on Maple Street.
- The new elementary opened in our neighborhood last year.
adjective
- Relating to the basic or simplest parts of a subject; easy or simple.
- The teacher explained the elementary rules of grammar to the class.
- She took an elementary course in Spanish to learn the basics.
- This math problem is elementary; even a beginner can solve it.
- Relating to the first years of school, usually for children aged 5 to 11.
- The elementary students put on a play for their parents.
- My daughter just started elementary school this fall.
- He works as a music teacher at an elementary school in Chicago.
- Involving the simplest and most fundamental principles of a science or art.
- The book covers elementary chemistry concepts like atoms and molecules.
- She learned elementary drawing techniques before attempting complex portraits.
- Understanding elementary physics helps explain how a bicycle works.
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