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| 1. | [ noun ] the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | |
| Synonyms: | first_principle abc abc's abcs first_rudiment rudiment | |
| Examples: | "he mastered the rudiments of geometry" |
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| Related terms: | fundamentals plural | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language | |
| Related terms: | script character_set Arabic_alphabet Roman_alphabet Armenian Greek_alphabet Cyrillic_alphabet phonetic_alphabet manual_alphabet Hebrew_alphabet letter alphabetize | |
| Similar spelling: |
alphabetic alphabetize alphabetise alpha_wave |
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