rudiment
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/
noun
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. By surface analysis, rude + -i- + -ment.
- A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
“We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.”
“This boy is forest-born, / And hath been tutored in the rudiments / Of many desperate studies.”
- A form that lacks full or complex development.
“I have the rudiments of an escape plan.”
“But I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit / Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes / The monarchies of the earth.”
- A body part that no longer has a function
- In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.
“Show me your rudiments.”
verb
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. By surface analysis, rude + -i- + -ment.
- To ground; to settle in first principles.