Meaning of rudimentary

ru•di•men•ta•ry

Pronunciation: (r"du-men'tu-rē, -trē), [key]

— adj.

pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial.
primitive.

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