About The Word Rudiment
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Rudiment
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What's The Definition Of Rudiment?
[n] the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"
[n] the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered the rudiments of geometry" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rudiment: ABC | ABCs | ABC's | alphabet | first principle | first rudiment Related Terms | Find terms related to Rudiment: See Also | basic principle | basics | bedrock | body part | fundamental principle | fundamentals Rudiment In Webster's Dictionary \Ru"di*ment\, n. [L. rudimentum, fr. rudis unwrought,
ignorant, rude: cf. F. rudiment. See {Rude}.]
1. That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which
lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished
beginning.
but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit
Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes The
monarchies of the earth. --Milton.
the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in
landscape. --I. Taylor.
2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or
science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
This boy is forest-born, And hath been tutored in
the rudiments of many desperate studies. --Shak.
There he shall first lay down the rudiments Of his
great warfare. --Milton.
3. (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never
developed.
\Ru"di*ment\, v. t. To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments. --Gayton. |
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