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Rudimentary Definition & Meaning

rudimentary
adjective
  1. being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
  2. being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"
  3. not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"

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What does rudimentary mean?
being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans" not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"
What part of speech is rudimentary?
Rudimentary is an adjective.
How many definitions does rudimentary have?
Rudimentary has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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