Read full poem →The black minute's at end,
And the elements' rage, the fiend-voices that rave,
Shall dwindle, shall blend,
Dictionary Entry
elements
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈel.ɪ.mənts/Word FrequencyCommon (5.54)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
In a Sentence
“Letters are the elements of written language.”
Published Usage Examples
“Evidently, the simplest way for a chemist to think about radio-activity was to think of it as an atomic property; hence, as atomic properties had always been regarded, in the last analysis, as properties of elements, it was natural to place the radio-active substances in the class _elements_, provided that one forgot f”
“One of the main elements is the way people take responsibility.”
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Origin
From Latin 'elementum', meaning 'first principle' or 'rudiment'.
Common Phrases
. elementselements twoelements essentialelements threeelements basic
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Poetry examples for “elements”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
