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<i>Pope.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary.</def> "The <i>elemental</i> rules of erudition."

<i>Cawthorn.</i>

<h1>Elementalism</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men"tal*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers.</def>

<h1>Elementality</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E`le*men*tal"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed.</def>

<h1>Elementally</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men"tal*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>According to elements; literally; <as>as, the words, "Take, eat; this is my body," <ex>elementally</ex> understood</as>.</def>

<h1>Elementar</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men"tar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Elementary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Skelton.</i>

<h1>Elementariness</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men"ta*ri*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state.</def>

<h1>Elementarity</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men*tar"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Elementariness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Elementary</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men"ta*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>elementarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>\'82l\'82mentaire</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; <as>as, an <ex>elementary</ex> substance</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; <as>as, an <ex>elementary</ex> treatise</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire.</def> "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the <i>elementary</i> region."

<i>J. Spencer.</i>

<h1>Elementation</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*men*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Instruction in the elements or first principles.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Elementoid</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"e*men*toid`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Element</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling an element.</def>

<h1>Elemi</h1> <Xpage=479>