Definition of Rudiment

Noun: rudiment  roo-du-munt

1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
   "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry";
   - first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
    
2. The remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
   "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"

See also:
rudest
rudimental

Anagrams containing the word rudiment

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