rudiments Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a statement of fundamental facts or principles
    basics.
  2. noun the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
    ABC; rudiment; first principle; alphabet; first rudiment; ABC's; ABCs.
    • he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
  3. noun the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
    rudiment.
    • Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac

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