Elementary and Native

Elementary

Elementary adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

Native and elementary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Elementary".

Nearby Words: element, elemental, elementarily

Native

Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

Elementary and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elementary" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Both words in one sentence

  • As Long as It Sounds Foreign Contrast also with Poirot Speak, where everyone in the native country has only an elementary education in their native language but can only say the hard words in heavily accented English.
  • Comicbook / Red Skull Cunning Linguist: Despite never having any formal education beyond elementary school (at most), the Skull speaks at least three languages in addition to his native German: Russian, Hebrew and English.
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