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Rudiment

ˈruːdɪm(ə)nt

Rudiment definitions

noun

Inflections:

rudiments rudiment

the first principles of (a subject)

"she taught the girls the rudiments of reading and writing"

Synonyms:
basic principles basics fundamentals elements essentials first principles
- an elementary or primitive form of (something)
  
  "the rudiments of a hot-water system"
an undeveloped or immature part or organ, especially a structure in an embryo or larva which will develop into an organ, limb, etc.

"the fetal lung rudiment"

Synonyms:
rudimentary version germ nucleus seed root source
a basic pattern used by drummers, such as the roll, the flam, and the paradiddle

Synonyms:
necessary condition precondition condition essential requirement requisite necessity proviso qualification imperative basic rudiment obligation duty