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rudimentary Definition


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rudimentary
adj
    1. Basic; fundamental.
      Thesaurus: primary, basic, fundamental, elementary, initial, original, introductory, early, germinal; Antonym: advanced.
    2. Crude; primitive.
    3a. biol.
      Said of an organ: primitive or undeveloped;
    3b. biol.
      Said of an organ: only partially developed.
Derivative: rudimentarily
adverb
    Derivative: rudimentariness
    noun
      Etymology: 19c.



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