an element. Anaxagʹoras held air to be the primary form of matter.
Aristotle gives Fire, Air, Earth, and Water as the four elements.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.