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Basics vs Elementary - What's the difference?

basics | elementary |

As a noun basics

is plural of lang=en.

As an adjective elementary is

relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

basics

English

Noun

(head)

    • elementary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
  • Relating to an elementary school.
  • (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.
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  • (archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.

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