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ru·di·men·ta·ry
(ro͞o′də-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē)adj.
1. Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary: I have only a rudimentary knowledge of Greek.
2. Being in an early stage of development or having a simple form: traveled upriver in a rudimentary boat.
3. Biology Imperfectly or incompletely developed: a mutant mouse with rudimentary claws.
ru′di·men·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.
ru′di·men′ta·ri·ness n.
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rudimentary
(ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ) or less commonlyrudimental
adj
1. basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected
2. (Biology) incompletely developed; vestigial: rudimentary leaves.
ˌrudiˈmentarily, ˌrudiˈmentally adv
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ru•di•men•ta•ry
(ˌru dəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri)also ru`di•men′tal,
adj.
1. of or pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary.
2. undeveloped or vestigial.
3. primitive; crude.
[1830–40]
ru`di•men•ta′ri•ly (-mɛnˈtɛər ə li, -ˈmɛn tər-) adv.
ru`di•men′ta•ri•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. rudimentary - being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
2. rudimentary - being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"
incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"
3. rudimentary - not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
undeveloped - not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness"
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rudimentary
adjective
1. primitive, simple, basic, rough, crude, makeshift, undeveloped, unsophisticated, rough and ready It had been extended into a kind of rudimentary kitchen.
2. basic, fundamental, elementary, early, primary, initial, introductory He had only a rudimentary knowledge of French.
3. undeveloped, incomplete, immature, embryonic, vestigial a rudimentary backbone called a notochord
undeveloped advanced, mature, refined, later, higher, developed, complete, sophisticated
undeveloped advanced, mature, refined, later, higher, developed, complete, sophisticated
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rudimentary
adjectiveOf or treating the most basic aspects:
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Translations
بِدائي، أوَّلي
primitivnízákladní
elementær
frumstæîur, vanòróaîur
rudimentary
[ˌruːdɪˈmentərɪ] ADJ (gen) → rudimentario (Bio) → rudimentalhe has rudimentary Latin → tiene las primeras nociones de latín, sabe un poquito de latín
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rudimentary
adj (= basic) principles → elementar ; equipment → primitiv ; language, system → rudimentär ; (Biol) → rudimentär ; rudimentary knowledge → Grundkenntnisse pl; in a rudimentary way → in einer primitiven Form or Art und Weise
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rudiments
(ˈruːdimənts) noun plural the first simple facts or rules of anything. to learn the rudiments of cookery. eerste beginsels مَبادِئ، أُصول елементарни принципи rudimentos základy dei Anfangsgründe grundlæggende principper στοιχεία, βασικές γνώσεις rudimentos algteadmised اطلاعات پایه و اولیه alkeet rudiments יְסוֹדוֹת मूल तत्व, मूल सिद्धान्त, प्रारंभिक ज्ञान, प्रारंभिक अवस्थ, सूत्रपात temeljne zasade, osnove alapismeretek pokok-pokoknya, dasar undirstöðuatriði rudimenti 基本 원리, 근본 elementarios žinios, pradmenys pamati; pamatzinības dasar permulaan eerste beginselen elementære prinsipper, det enkleste podstawy لومړنی اطلاعات rudimentos cunoştinţe elementare основы základy osnove osnova grunddrag มูลฐาน temel bilgiler, esaslar 基礎,入門 зачатки بنیادی اصول nguyên lý cơ bản 基础,(入门)
rudiˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective primitive or undeveloped. rudimentary tools. primitief بِدائي، أوَّلي примитивен rudimentar primitivní rudimentär elementær στοιχειώδης rudimentario algeline ابتدایی؛ اصولی alkeellinen rudimentaire יסודי प्राथमिक, प्रारम्भिक, अल्पविकसित, अवशिष्ट temeljni, osnovan kezdetleges sangat sederhana, terbelakang frumstæður, vanþróaður rudimentale 原子的な 근본(기본)의 elementarus, primityvus rudimentārs; elementārs; primitīvs asas primitief primitiv, elementær, rudimentær prymitywny, podstawowy لومړنی،اصولی rudimentar rudimentar примитивный; элементарный primitívny osnoven osnovni rudimentär ยังไม่เจริญเต็มที่ ilkel 原始的 елементарний; недорозвинений بنیادی bước đầu; sơ đẳng 基本的
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