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   Ru·di·men·ta·ry

   /ˌro͞odəˈmen(t)ərē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. involving or limited to basic principles: "he received a rudimentary education" Similar basicelementaryintroductoryearlyprimaryinitialfirstfundamentalessentialrare:rudimentalOpposite advanced
   • ▪ relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form: "a rudimentary stage of evolution" Similar primitivecrudesimpleunsophisticatedroughrough and readymakeshiftrudevestigialundevelopedincompleteembryonicimmaturenonfunctionaltechnical:abortiveprimitiveobsoleteOpposite sophisticateddeveloped

   Derivatives

   • 1. rudimentarily adverb
   • 2. rudimentariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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