Definition of rudimentary?

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Definition of rudimentary?

2006-08-20 06:43:03 · 3 answers · asked by dumphump2000 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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rudimentary (adj.) Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary.
rudimentary (adj.) Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.
rudimentary (adj.) Imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic: a rudimentary beak.

2006-08-20 06:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by mom2all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1 : consisting in first principles : FUNDAMENTAL
2 : of a primitive kind
3 : very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige

2006-08-21 14:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Rudiments are the basics and the bare essentials of something. Rudimentary can also refer to something which exists but which serves no practical purpose.

2006-08-20 14:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Robert C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋