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Meaning of Elemental | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl

Definitions

A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.

Equivalents

العربية عنصري
Български елементарен
Català elemental
Español elemental
日本語 精霊
Kurdî unsûr
Bahasa Melayu elemen unsur
Polski żywiołak
Português elemental elemental
Русский элемента́ль

Examples

“Incidentally, such beings may be said to have an existence of a sort upon the lower astral plane; they are elementals created by man's evil desires and unclean thoughts.”
“This time they got into print, all right. But the much-handled stories, written up with that blend of cautiously defensive frivolity which the press habitually employed to cover themselves in matters regarding sea-serpents, elementals, thought transference, and other irregular phenomena, prevented anyone from realizing that these accomplished plants at all resembled the quiet, respectable weed beside our rubbish heap.”

CEFR level

C2
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