RUDIMENTARY


Meaning of RUDIMENTARY in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ rü-d ə - ' men-t ə -r ē , - ' men-tr ē

Function: adjective

Date: 1839

1 : consisting in first principles : FUNDAMENTAL <had only a rudimentary formal education ― D. J. Boorstin>

2 : of a primitive kind <the equipment of these past empire-builders was rudimentary ― A. J. Toynbee>

3 : very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige <the rudimentary tail of a hyrax>

– ru · di · men · tar · i · ly \ - ˌ men- ' ter- ə -l ē , - ' men-tr ə -l ē \ adverb

– ru · di · men · ta · ri · ness \ - ' men-t ə -r ē -n ə s, - ' men-tr ē - \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.