"rudiment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/ Audio: en-us-rudiment.ogg [US] 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”), {{m|la|rudimenta||the elements}} rudimenta (“the elements”), {{m|la|rudis||rude}} rudis (“rude”), {{m|en|rude}} rude 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': 93 1 3 2
  2. (often in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development. Tags: in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-rudiment-en-noun-vMNci-JG
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 60 13 6 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: body part that has no function left': 1 1 95 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': 9 5 8 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: vestigiality [biology, natural-sciences] Derived forms: rudimental, rudimentary Related terms: erudite Translations (sthg. in undeveloped form): perusajatus (Finnish), peruskuvio (Finnish), rudiment [masculine] (French), Ansatz [masculine] (German), rudimento [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'sthg. in undeveloped form': 20 28 31 21

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/ Audio: en-us-rudiment.ogg [US] 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”), {{m|la|rudimenta||the elements}} rudimenta (“the elements”), {{m|la|rudis||rude}} rudis (“rude”), {{m|en|rude}} rude 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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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "erudite"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning."
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        "(often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning."
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        {
          "text": "I have the rudiments of an escape plan."
        },
        {
          "ref": "a. 1865, Isaac Taylor, Ornamentation of Nature",
          "text": "The single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A form that lacks full or complex development."
      ],
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          "lacks",
          "lacks"
        ],
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          "development",
          "development"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development."
      ],
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        "in-plural",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Biology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A body part that no longer has a function"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
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          "function"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) A body part that no longer has a function"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Music"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Damien Chazelle, Whiplash, spoken by Terence Fletcher (J. K. Simmons)",
          "text": "Show me your rudiments.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise."
      ],
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          "percussion",
          "percussion"
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "načala",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "начала"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīběn yuánlǐ",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "word": "基本原理"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "základ"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "word": "bazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "alkeet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "word": "perusteet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rudiment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "word": "Grundlage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rudiment"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aibítir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buntús"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uraiceacht"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きほんげんり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kihon genri",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "word": "基本原理"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rudimentum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mabâdi",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "word": "مبادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnóvy",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "осно́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fundamental principle or skill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rudimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sthg. in undeveloped form",
      "word": "perusajatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sthg. in undeveloped form",
      "word": "peruskuvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sthg. in undeveloped form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rudiment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sthg. in undeveloped form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ansatz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rudimento"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "english": "rudimentaren organ",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рудиментарен орган"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "rudiment"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
      "word": "surkastuma"
    },
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      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
      "word": "rudimentti"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
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      ],
      "word": "rudiment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Überbleibsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rudimént",
      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рудиме́нт"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biology: body part that has no function left",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rudimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music: basic drum pattern",
      "word": "rudimentti"
    }
  ],
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    "rudiment"
  ],
  "word": "rudiment"
}

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      "form": "rudimented",
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        "To ground; to settle in first principles."
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        "(transitive) To ground; to settle in first principles."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹuːdɪmənt/"
    },
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