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English noun: rudiment | |||
| 1. | rudiment (cognition) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | ||
| Samples | He mastered only the rudiments of geometry. | ||
| Synonyms | ABC, ABC's, ABCs, alphabet, first principle, first rudiment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basic principle, basics, bedrock, fundamental principle, fundamentals | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| 2. | rudiment (body) the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life | ||
| Samples | Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
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