RUDIMENT


Meaning of RUDIMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈru:dɪmənt ]

n. 1 (in pl.) the elements or first principles of a subject. 2 (in pl.) an imperfect beginning of something undeveloped or yet to develop. 3 a part or organ imperfectly developed as being vestigial or having no function (e.g. the breast in males). [F rudiment or L rudimentum (as RUDE, after elementum ELEMENT)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.