rudiment
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French < Latin rudimentum (“‘a first attempt, a beginning’”), plural rudimenta (“‘the elements’”) < rudis (“‘rude’”); see rude.
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rudiment (plural rudiments)
- A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).
- We learn the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
- Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural)
- I have the rudiments of an escape plan.
- (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.
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[edit] External links
- rudiment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rudiment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- rudiment at OneLook® Dictionary Search
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of deimnrtu
- intermud
