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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•di•ment /ˈrudəmənt/USA pronunciation n. - Usually, rudiments. [plural]
- the elements of a subject:the rudiments of grammar.
- a beginning, first appearance, or imperfect form of something:the rudiments of a plan forming in his mind.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•di•ment (ro̅o̅′də mənt),USA pronunciation n. - Usually, rudiments.
- the elements or first principles of a subject:the rudiments of grammar.
- a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something:the rudiments of a plan.
- Developmental Biology[Biol.]an organ or part incompletely developed in size or structure, as one in an embryonic stage, one arrested in growth, or one with no functional activity, as a vestige.
- Latin rudīmentum early training, first experience, initial stage, equivalent. to rudi(s) unformed, rough (see rude) + -mentum -ment (-ī- for -i- after verbal derivs.)
- 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rudiment /ˈruːdɪmənt/ n - (often plural) the first principles or elementary stages of a subject
- (often plural) a partially developed version of something
- an organ or part in its earliest recognizable form, esp one in an embryonic or vestigial state
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rudīmentum a beginning, from rudis unformed; see rude |