le
/e.le.mɑ̃/
Translation
element, component
Word origin
From Latin elementum ('first principle, rudiment'), which the Romans used to translate the Greek notion of the basic constituents of matter. The origin of elementum inside Latin is itself uncertain.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- elementum
- English cognates
- element, elementary
Grammar
Examples
L' .
Water is an essential element of life.
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The police have gathered new evidence.
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Every component of the engine was checked.
l' .
Fire is one of the four elements.
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She is in her element when she is teaching.
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