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noun(el-e-ment)any of the four substances air, water, fire, and earth formerly believed to compose the physical universe
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noun(el-e-ment)weather conditions; especially : violent or severe weather
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noun(el-e-ment)the state or sphere natural or suited to a person or thing
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idiom(el-e-ment)to go out in bad weather
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noun(el-e-ment)an element (such as 0 in the set of all integers under addition or 1 in the set of positive integers under multiplication) that leaves any element of the set to which it belongs unchanged when combined with it by a specified operation
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noun(el-e-ment)trace element
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noun(el-e-ment)a chemical element present in minute quantities; especially : a micronutrient (such as iodine, iron, and zinc) with an optimum daily intake of typically less than 100 milligrams a day
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noun(el-e-ment)a segment of genetic material that is capable of changing its location in the genome or in some bacteria of undergoing transfer between an extrachromosomal plasmid and a chromosome