RUDIMENTARY

rudimentary

(adjective) being in the earliest stages of development; “rudimentary plans”

vestigial, rudimentary

(adjective) not fully developed in mature animals; “rudimentary wings”

fundamental, rudimentary, underlying

(adjective) being or involving basic facts or principles; “the fundamental laws of the universe”; “a fundamental incompatibility between them”; “these rudimentary truths”; “underlying principles”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

rudimentary (comparative more rudimentary, superlative most rudimentary)

Of or relating to one or more rudiments.

Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

Noun

rudimentary (plural rudimentaries)

(zoology, usually, in the plural) One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.

Source: Wiktionary


Ru`di*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rudimentaire.]

1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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