Rudiment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rudiment is a noun meaning (often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
Meaning
(often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
More Meanings
- (often in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development.
- (biology) A body part that no longer has a function
- (music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.
- (transitive) To ground; to settle in first principles.
Example Sentences
Show me your rudiments.
I have the rudiments of an escape plan.
The single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape.
We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
Word Forms
- rudiments
- rudimenting
- rudimented
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beginning, principal, principle, primary, urgrund, primordial.
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