RUDIMENTARY


Meaning of RUDIMENTARY in English

— rudimentarily /rooh'deuh men tair"euh lee, -men"teuhr euh lee/ , adv. — rudimentariness , n.

/rooh'deuh men"teuh ree, -tree/ , adj.

1. pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.

2. of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.

3. primitive.

Also, rudimental .

[ 1830-40; RUDIMENT + -ARY ]

Syn. 1. fundamental, initial. See elementary. 2. embryonic.

Ant. 1. advanced. 2. mature.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .