rudiment

Meaning of rudiment

noun
  1. (often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
    We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
  2. (often in the plural) Something in an undeveloped form.
    I have the rudiments of an escape plan.
  3. A body part that no longer has a function
  4. In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

verb

To ground; to settle in first principles.

Information about rudiment

Hyphenation of rudiment

rudi-ment

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • rudiment is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

rudiment synonyms

Meaning first rudiment:

alphabet

Anagrams of rudiment

unmitred

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