rudiment

Meaning

Noun

1. (in-plural, often) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
2. (in-plural, often) A form that lacks full or complex development.
3. A body part that no longer has a function
4. In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

Verb

To ground; to settle in first principles.

Synonyms

element

rudimentum

ABC

🔤

ABC’s

first principle

alphabet

embryo

rudimentary organ

principle

first rudiment

vestige

ABCs

ghost

👻

inchoation

incipience

relic

rudiments

sprite

trace

traces

basic point

vestigial organ

reduced organ

historical remains

basic

basics

bogey

bogy

bugbear

cell

data

dystrophy

fundamentals

genie

🧞

germ

Translations

rudiment

rudimento

Ansatz

Rudiment

rudimento

alphabet

rudimenti

rudiment

Grundlage

abc

🔤

basi

στοιχείο

ABC

-520

Überbleibsel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹuːdɪmənt/

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude.