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rudimentary

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ru·di·men·ta·ry  (rd-mnt-r, -mntr)
adj.
1. Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary.
2. Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.
3. Biology Imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic: a rudimentary beak.

rudi·men·tari·ly (-târ-l) adv.
rudi·menta·ri·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rudimentaryrudimentary - being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
2.rudimentary - being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"
incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"
3.rudimentary - not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
undeveloped - not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness"

rudimentary
adjective 1. primitive, undeveloped
adjective 3. undeveloped, embryonic, vestigial << OPPOSITE complete
Translations
Spanish rudimentary [ruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ] adjrudimentario
French rudimentary [ruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ] adjrudimentaire
German rudimentary [ruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ] adj (equipment) → primitiv;
(knowledge) → Grund-

Italian rudimentary [ruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ] adjrudimentale

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Some private individual -- a Pentagon whose name is variously reported -- having casually discovered the constituents of the simpler colours and a rudimentary method of painting, is said to have begun decorating first his house, then his slaves, then his Father, his Sons, and Grandsons, lastly himself.
There are rudimentary bow-windows, cornices, chimneys, demarcations of stories, etc.
What strange developments of humanity, what wonderful advances upon our rudimentary civilization, I thought, might not appear when I came to look nearly into the dim elusive world that raced and fluctuated before my eyes
 
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