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rudimentary.

Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/General-American/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/General-American

  1. Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.

  2. Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

    I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
    His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rudis Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin rudīmentumbor. Old French rudiment English rudiment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary New Latin rudimentariusder.? English rudimentary From rudiment + -ary (adjectival suffix), perhaps after New Latin rudīmentārius, from Classical Latin rudīmentum (“first attempt; beginning”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). Compare French rudimentaire.

noun/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/General-American/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/General-American

  1. One of the rudimentary (adjective sense 1) mammae of boars.

    plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rudis Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin rudīmentumbor. Old French rudiment English rudiment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary New Latin rudimentariusder.? English rudimentary From rudiment + -ary (adjectival suffix), perhaps after New Latin rudīmentārius, from Classical Latin rudīmentum (“first attempt; beginning”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). Compare French rudimentaire.

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