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rudimentary

ru·di·men·tary

US/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

being or involving basic facts or principles

  • “the fundamental laws of the universe”
  • “a fundamental incompatibility between them”
  • “these rudimentary truths”
  • “underlying principles”
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2.

being in the earliest stages of development

  • “rudimentary plans”
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3.

not fully developed in mature animals

  • “rudimentary wings”
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Origin

From rudiment + -ary (adjectival suffix), perhaps after New Latin rudīmentārius, from Classical Latin rudīmentum (“first attempt; beginning”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix).

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