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elemental

[el-uh-men-tl] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tl /


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Along the way, it also revealed something elemental about business success.

From The Wall Street Journal

‘In the end,’ he whispered, ‘he summons -an elemental.’

From Literature

Rosi’s artistry grasps the limitations of being a long-term guest, visually juxtaposing the ancient and elemental, busts and people.

From Los Angeles Times

Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

From BBC

In some sense, Mr. McElwee is a practitioner of cinema at its most elemental.

From The Wall Street Journal