"rudiment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/ Audio: en-us-rudiment.ogg Forms: rudiments [plural]
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|rudimentum||a first attempt, a beginning}} Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rudiment (plural rudiments)
  1. (often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning. Tags: in-plural, often Translations (fundamental principle or skill): начала (načala) [neuter, plural] (Bulgarian), 基本原理 (jīběn yuánlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), základ [masculine] (Czech), bazo (Esperanto), alkeet [plural] (Finnish), perusteet (Finnish), rudiment [masculine] (French), Grundlage (German), Rudiment [neuter] (German), aibítir [feminine] (Irish), buntús [masculine] (Irish), uraiceacht [masculine] (Irish), 基本原理 (kihon genri) (alt: きほんげんり) (Japanese), rudimentum [neuter] (Latin), مبادی (mabâdi) (Persian), осно́вы (osnóvy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), rudimento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rudiment-en-noun-Yb3S02ut Disambiguation of 'fundamental principle or skill': 95 1 2 2
  2. (often in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development. Tags: in-plural, often Translations (sthg. in undeveloped form): perusajatus (Finnish), peruskuvio (Finnish), rudiment [masculine] (French), Ansatz [masculine] (German), rudimento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rudiment-en-noun-vMNci-JG Disambiguation of 'sthg. in undeveloped form': 25 35 14 26
  3. (biology) A body part that no longer has a function Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: body part that has no function left): рудиментарен орган (english: rudimentaren organ) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rudiment [neuter] (Dutch), surkastuma (Finnish), rudimentti (Finnish), rudiment [masculine] (French), Überbleibsel [neuter] (German), рудиме́нт (rudimént) [masculine] (Russian), rudimento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rudiment-en-noun-LhAu4S2f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 4 40 21 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 9 40 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 8 47 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 7 54 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 6 39 22 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 5 54 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 9 41 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 7 50 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 7 45 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 8 39 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 10 45 9 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 7 45 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 7 50 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 7 50 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 4 53 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 22 7 46 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 7 50 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 7 49 8 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: body part that has no function left': 1 0 97 2
  4. (music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise. Categories (topical): Music Translations (music: basic drum pattern): rudimentti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rudiment-en-noun-~ODmp~do Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music: basic drum pattern': 5 0 0 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: vestigiality [biology, natural-sciences] Derived forms: rudimental, rudimentary Related terms: erudite

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/ Audio: en-us-rudiment.ogg Forms: rudiments [present, singular, third-person], rudimenting [participle, present], rudimented [participle, past], rudimented [past]
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|rudimentum||a first attempt, a beginning}} Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} rudiment (third-person singular simple present rudiments, present participle rudimenting, simple past and past participle rudimented)
  1. (transitive) To ground; to settle in first principles. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rudiment-en-verb-nvKaGyIJ

Inflected forms

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