rudiment

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rudiment (enc)

Noun	1.	rudiment - the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" ABC, ABC's, ABCs, first principle, first rudiment, alphabet basic principle, fundamental principle, fundamentals, basics, bedrock - principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	rudiment - the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac" body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

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