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Grammar : Adj
Spell : el-uh-men-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛl əˈmɛn tl



Définition of elemental

Origin :
  • late 15c., "pertaining to the four elements," from Medieval Latin elementalis, from Latin elementum (see element). Meaning "simple, uncomplicated" is from 1550s; that of "relating to first principles" is from 1570s. The noun in the occult sense is from 1877.
  • adj basic
Example sentences :
  • Good Indian laughed at her, a laugh of pure, elemental joy in life and in love.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • But along the edge of the oven were graven the signs of the eight elemental forces.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • The majesty of Fact is on their side, and the elemental forces of Nature are working for them.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Species » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • But the simple measure of nationality is severely natural and elemental.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • And with this certainty surely we have all that is necessary for an elemental religion.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • The elemental disturbances in the Sierras are sometimes of a terrific nature.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • With the deluge, the elemental battle began in desperate earnest.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It is man who, in a chance phrase, interprets the elemental passion of his enemy.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • It might be an action of dismissal, or an appeal to the elemental forces.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 » by Various
  • There was a note of elemental savagery in the weakened voice.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter

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