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   rudimentary

   /ˌruːdɪˈmɛnt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. involving or limited to basic principles: "he received a rudimentary education" Similar basicelementaryintroductoryearlyprimaryinitialfirstfundamentalessentialrare:rudimentalOpposite advanced
   • ▪ relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form: "a rudimentary stage of evolution" Similar primitivecrudesimpleunsophisticatedroughrough and readymakeshiftrudevestigialundevelopedincompleteembryonicimmaturenon-functionaltechnical:abortiveprimitiveobsoleteOpposite sophisticateddeveloped

   Derivatives

   • 1. rudimentarily adverb
   • 2. rudimentariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › rudimentaryRUDIMENTARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RUDIMENTARY definition: 1. basic: 2. Rudimentary methods, equipment, systems, or body parts are simple and not very well…. Learn more.

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   How to use rudimentary in a sentence. consisting in first principles : fundamental; of a primitive kind; very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige… See the full definition

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › rudimentaryRUDIMENTARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RUDIMENTARY meaning: 1. basic: 2. Rudimentary methods, equipment, systems, or body parts are simple and not very well…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › rudimentaryRUDIMENTARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. Rudimentary things are very basic or simple and are therefore unsatisfactory. [formal] ...a kind of rudimentary kitchen. They are deprived of the ability to exercise the most rudimentary workers' rights. Synonyms: primitive, simple, basic, rough More Synonyms of rudimentary. 2. adjective.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionrudimentary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   (formal or specialist) not highly or fully developed synonym basic. Some dinosaurs had only rudimentary teeth. the most rudimentary forms of life. a very rudimentary writing system. See rudimentary in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: rudimentary.

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   Rudimentary means basic, or at a very early stage. The test should be easy: it requires only a rudimentary understanding of the materials. The word rude means simple or offensive — and people with only rudimentary understanding of good manners might not know how that belching is rude.

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   Rudimentary definition: pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary. See examples of RUDIMENTARY used in a sentence.