ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ə lˌizəm noun
( -s )
: a tendency to postulate a separation into independent entities or elements of things (as mind and body, space and time) that can be only verbally so separated
• el·e·men·tal·is·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ə l|istik adjective
• el·e·men·tal·is·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb