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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)

elementary

/(ˌ)ɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/

An illustration for elementary

adjective

basic, simple, or essential

  • “I read this book when I was in elementary school.”Tatoeba
  • “Most students are able to walk to their elementary schools.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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