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    • element :an abstract part of something
      • jealousy was a component of his character|two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony|the grammatical elements of a sentence|a key factor in her success|humor: an effective ingredient of a speech

    • element :an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
      • spare components for cars|a component or constituent element of a system

    • element :the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
      • water is the element of fishes

    • element :one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
      • the alchemists believed that there were four elements

    • element :the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
      • in your element

    • element :any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

      • element :a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

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