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English to English noun
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the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) |  | Example: he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
source: wordnet30
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the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life | | Example: Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac
source: wordnet30
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That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning. | | source: webster1913
verb
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To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments. | | source: webster1913
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