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rudimental

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ru⋅di⋅men⋅ta⋅ry

  [roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
2. of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.
3. primitive.
Also, ru⋅di⋅men⋅tal.

Origin:
1830–40; rudiment + -ary

Related forms:
ru⋅di⋅men⋅ta⋅ri⋅ly  [roo-duh-men-tair-uh-lee, -men-ter-uh-lee] , adverb
ru⋅di⋅men⋅ta⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. fundamental, initial. See elementary. 2. embryonic.

Antonyms:
1. advanced. 2. mature.
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ru·di·ment   (rōō'də-mənt)   
n.  

  1. A fundamental element, principle, or skill, as of a field of learning. Often used in the plural.

  2. Something in an incipient or undeveloped form. Often used in the plural: the rudiments of social behavior in children; the rudiments of a plan of action.

  3. Biology An imperfectly or incompletely developed organ or part.


[Latin rudīmentum, from rudis, rough, unformed.]
ru'di·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.
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Main Entry: ru·di·men·ta·ry
Pronunciation: "rüd-&-'ment-&-rE, -'men-trE
Function: adjective
: very imperfectlydeveloped or represented only by a vestige
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rudimentary ru·di·men·ta·ry (r&oomacr;'də-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē)
adj.

  1. Being imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic.

  2. Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.

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