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Detailed Synonyms for rudiment in English

rudiment:

rudiment

  1. rudiment
  2. rudiment

rudiment [the ~] noun

  1. the rudiment
    – the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life 1
    the rudiment
    – the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life 1
    • rudiment [the ~] noun
      • Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac1
  2. the rudiment
    – the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) 1
    the alphabet; the rudiment; the ABC; the first principle; the ABC's; the first rudiment; the ABCs
    – the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) 1

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Related Definitions for "rudiment":

  1. the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life1
    • Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac1
  2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)1
    • he mastered only the rudiments of geometry1

Related Synonyms for rudiment