rudimentary

Definition of Rudimentary in English :

Adjective

1. fundamental, rudimentary, underlying

being or involving basic facts or principles

Example Sentences:
'the fundamental laws of the universe'
'a fundamental incomatibility between them'
'these rudimentary truths'
'underlying principles'

2. rudimentary

being in the earliest stages of development

Example Sentences:
'rudimentary plans'

3. rudimentary, vestigial

not fully developed in mature animals

Example Sentences:
'rudimentary wings'

vestigial

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rudimentary

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adjective

1.

basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected

2.

incompletely developed; vestigial

rudimentary leaves

Rudimentary

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adjective

of, or having the nature of, a rudiment or rudiments

; specif.,

a.

elementary

b.

incompletely or imperfectly developed

c.

vestigial

: sometimes ˌrudiˈmental

Rudimentary

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adj.

1. Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary: I have only a rudimentary knowledge of Greek.

2. Being in an early stage of development or having a simple form: traveled upriver in a rudimentary boat.

3. Biology Imperfectly or incompletely developed: a mutant mouse with rudimentary claws.

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