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(el′ə ment′'l)

adjective

of any or all of the four elements
of or like natural forces; characteristic of the physical universe
basic and powerful; not subtle or refined; primal: hunger and sex are elemental drives
elementary (sense )
being an essential or basic part or parts
being a chemical element in uncombined form

Origin: ME < ML elementalis

noun

a basic principle; rudiment: usually used in pl.

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elementally adverb

See elemental in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or being an element.
a. Fundamental or essential; basic.
b. Of or relating to fundamentals; elementary.
c. Constituting an integral part; inborn.
Of such character as to resemble a force of nature in power or effect: elemental violence.

noun

In certain occult systems, an inhabitant of one of the four elements, especially any of the beings described by Paracelsus as intermediate in corporeality between humans and spirits.

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