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elemental definition

el·emen·tal (el′ə ment'l)

adjective

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

Etymology: ME < ML elementalis

noun

a basic principle; rudiment: usually used in pl.

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