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Elemental definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELEMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to elements.
1. Produced by some of the four supposed elements; as elemental war.
2. Produced by elements; as elemental strife.
3. Arising from first principles.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
2: relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard
3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental, primary]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or being an element; specifically existing as an uncombined chemical element b. (1) of, relating to, or being the basic or essential constituent of something ; fundamental <elemental biological needs> (2) simple, uncomplicated <elemental food> c. of, relating to, or dealing with the rudiments of something ; elementary <taught elemental crafts to the children> d. forming an integral part ; inherent <an elemental sense of rhythm> 2. of, relating to, or resembling a great force of nature <the rains come with elemental violence> <elemental passions> • elemental noun • elementally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the four elements. 2 of the powers of nature (elemental worship). 3 comparable to a force of nature (elemental grandeur; elemental tumult). 4 uncompounded (elemental oxygen). 5 essential. --n. an entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means. Derivatives: elementalism n. (in senses 1, 2). Etymology: med.L elementalis (as ELEMENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elemental El`e*men"tal ([e^]l`[-e]*m[e^]n"tal), a. 1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. ``Elemental strife.'' --Pope. 2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. ``The elemental rules of erudition.'' --Cawthorn.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Elemental feelings and types of behaviour are simple, basic, and forceful. (LITERARY) ...the elemental life they would be living in this new colony. = basic ADJ

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