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Definition of elemental adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

elemental

adjective

NAmE//ˌɛləˈmɛntl//

[usually before noun] (formal)

1wild and powerful; like the forces of nature the elemental fury of the storm

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2basic and important an elemental truth

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