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rudimentary

[ roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]
/ ˌru dəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /
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adjective
pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
Biology. of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.
in an early, imperfect stage or form: How can we improve upon this admittedly rudimentary theory?
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Often ru·di·men·tal [roo-duh-men-tl] /ˌru dəˈmɛn tl/ .

Origin of rudimentary

First recorded in 1600–20; rudiment + -ary

synonym study for rudimentary

1. See elementary.

OTHER WORDS FROM rudimentary

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Words related to rudimentary

elemental, elementary, embryonic, primitive, simple, abecedarian, basal, beginning, early, immature, initial, introductory, larval, nuts-and-bolts, primary, uncompleted, undeveloped, vestigial

British Dictionary definitions for rudimentary

rudimentary

less commonly rudimental

/ (ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ) /
adjective
basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected
incompletely developed; vestigialrudimentary leaves

Derived forms of rudimentary

rudimentarily or rare rudimentally, adverb
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