rudimentary: Meaning and Definition of
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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