rudiment /rooˈdi-mənt/

1. (usu in pl) a first principle or element
2. Anything in a rude or first state
3. An organ in the first discernible stage
4. Often applied to an organ that never develops beyond an early stage (biology)

rudimental /-mentˈl/ adjective

Rudimentary

rudimenˈtarily adverb

rudimenˈtariness noun

rudimenˈtary adjective

1. Of rudiments
2. Elementary
3. Crude, primitive or makeshift
4. In an early or arrested stage of development (biology)

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