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English Dictionary: rudimentary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rudimentary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rudimentary adj being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" Synonym(s): fundamental, rudimentary, underlying being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans" not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" Synonym(s): vestigial, rudimentary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rudimentary \Ru`dimen"tary\, a. [Cf. F. rudimentaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays. 2. (Biol.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.