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rudimentary

 
Dictionary: ru·di·men·ta·ry   (rū'də-mĕn'tə-rē, -mĕn'trē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary.
  2. Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.
  3. Biology. Imperfectly or incompletely developed; embryonic: a rudimentary beak.
rudimentarily ru'di·men·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.
rudimentariness ru'di·men'ta·ri·ness n.

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Thesaurus: rudimentary
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adjective

    Of or treating the most basic aspects: basal, basic, beginning, elementary, rudimental. See simple/complex, start/end.

Antonyms: rudimentary
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adj

Definition: basic, fundamental
Antonyms: additional, advanced, derivative, developed, extra, nonessential, sophisticated


Dental Dictionary: rudimentary
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adj

Pertaining to something either vestigial or embryonic.

Veterinary Dictionary: rudimentary
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1. imperfectly developed.
2. vestigial.

Translations: Rudimentary
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rudimentær

Nederlands (Dutch)
rudimentair, elementair

Français (French)
adj. - rudimentaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rudimentär, elementar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στοιχειώδης

Italiano (Italian)
rudimentale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rudimentar, imperfeito

Русский (Russian)
зачаточный, рудиментарный, элементарные знания

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rudimentario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rudimentär, elementär

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
基本的, 初步的, 发展未完全的, 早期的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 基本的, 初步的, 發展未完全的, 早期的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기본의, 초보의, 미 발달의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 基本の, 初歩の, 未発達の, 基礎の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) إبتدائي, أولي, بدائي غير متطور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יסודי, שלא התפתח, שהחל לצמוח‬


 
 
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