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| 1. | [ adjective ] being in the earliest stages of development | |
| Examples: | "rudimentary plans" |
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| Related terms: | incomplete | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] being or involving basic facts or principles | |
| Synonyms: | fundamental underlying | |
| Examples: | "the fundamental laws of the universe" "a fundamental incompatibility between them" "these rudimentary truths" "underlying principles" |
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| Related terms: | basic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (biology) not fully developed in mature animals | |
| Synonyms: | vestigial | |
| Examples: | "rudimentary wings" |
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| Related terms: | biology undeveloped | |
| Similar spelling: |
rudiment rudiments |
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