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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
Daniel Dennett

Meaning of "rudimentary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUDIMENTARY

rudimentary  [ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUDIMENTARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rudimentary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RUDIMENTARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rudimentary in the English dictionary

The definition of rudimentary in the dictionary is basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected. Other definition of rudimentary is incompletely developed; vestigial.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUDIMENTARY


alimentary
ˌælɪˈmɛntərɪ
complementary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
complimentary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
documentary
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
elementary
ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ
filamentary
ˌfɪləˈmɛntərɪ
impedimentary
ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntərɪ
integumentary
ɪnˌtɛɡjʊˈmɛntərɪ
mockumentary
ˌmɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
parliamentary
ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ
sacramentary
ˌsækrəˈmɛntərɪ
sedimentary
ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntərɪ
semidocumentary
ˌsɛmɪˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
shockumentary
ˌʃɒkjuːˈmɛntərɪ
supplementary
ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ
tegumentary
ˌtɛɡjʊˈmɛntərɪ
tenementary
ˌtɛnəˈmɛntərɪ
testamentary
ˌtɛstəˈmɛntərɪ
uncomplimentary
ˌʌnkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
unparliamentary
ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUDIMENTARY

ruddock
ruddy
ruddy duck
rude
rude awakening
rude word
rudely
rudeness
ruderal
rudery
rudesby
Rudesheimer
rudie
rudiment
rudimental
rudimentally
rudimentarily
rudimentariness
rudiments
rudish

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUDIMENTARY

commentary
dentary
emolumentary
fly-on-the-wall documentary
fragmentary
involuntary
ligamentary
medicamentary
military
momentary
nonelementary
nonvoluntary
pigmentary
running commentary
sedentary
segmentary
semisedentary
unguentary
vestimentary
voluntary

Synonyms and antonyms of rudimentary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUDIMENTARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rudimentary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rudimentary

Translation of «rudimentary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUDIMENTARY

Find out the translation of rudimentary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rudimentary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rudimentary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简陋的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rudimentario
570 millions of speakers

English

rudimentary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पविकसित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в зачаточном состоянии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rudimentar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাথমিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rudimentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asasnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

primitiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原始的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아주 기본적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rudimentary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thô sơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிப்படை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राथमिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilkel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rudimentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczątkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в зародковому стані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rudimentar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στοιχειώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

basiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rudimentär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rudimentær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rudimentary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUDIMENTARY»

The term «rudimentary» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUDIMENTARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rudimentary

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7 QUOTES WITH «RUDIMENTARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rudimentary.
1
William F. Buckley, Jr.
The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.
2
Matt Cameron
I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.
3
Bram Cohen
My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's more a function of my age than anything else though - back when I was in school there were hardly any programming classes.
4
Daniel Dennett
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
5
Rupert Everett
I think belief is like having the first Microsoft Windows - it's so rudimentary, in the human brainwork, it's so obviously a sham.
6
Hugh Mackay
Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills?
7
Herbert Read
Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUDIMENTARY»

Discover the use of rudimentary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rudimentary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rudimentary (Very Imperfectly Developed)
Some of the pieces are riddles ... Some of the pieces are to be taken literally; others are not. You decide." - Jesse Cougot This is a collection of poetry about the trials and tribulations of a young man's life.
Jesse Cougot, 2013
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Rudimentary Mathematics
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
W. L. Crum, 2007
3
A Rudimentary Treatise on the acoustics of public buildings; ...
RUDIMENTARY.— 85*.— SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME TO HIPSLEY'S EQUATIONAL ARITIIMETIC, Tables for the Calculation of Simple Interest, with Lngarrthms for Compound Interest and Annulties, &c , &c., by W. HIPSLEY. In demy l2mo ...
Thomas Roger SMITH, 1861
4
Rudimentary Treatise on Agricultural Engineering by G. H. ...
WEALE'S RUDIMENTARY SERIES. In demy 12am, cloth, price 1s. 6d. RUDIMENTARY. — 101*. ~—- WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF ALL NATIONS: Weights, Coins, and the various Divisions of Time, with the principles which determine ...
‎1853
5
Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil, ...
Included to this are explanatory observations on the numerous subjects connected with practical art and science. It is hoped that this work can be interesting and useful to the many ingenious operative aengineers and matured artisans.
John Weale, 2008
6
Rudimentary Book-keeping and Commercial Phraseology by James ...
IVEALE'S RUDIMENTARY SERIES. In demy 12mo, cloth, price In. 6d. , RUDIMENTARY. — 101 *. — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF ALL NATIONS: Weights, Coins. and the various Divisinns of Time, with the principlefl which determine Rates ...
James Haddon, 1861
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A rudimentary treatise on the manufacture of Bricks ... ...
7 Foundations and Concrete Works, a Rudimentary Treatise on; containing a Synopsis of the principal cases of Foundation Works, with the usual modes of treatment, and practical remarks on Footings, Timber-Planking, Sand, Concrete, and ...
Edward DOBSON (Civil Engineer), Robert MALLET (M. Inst. C.E.), Charles Tomlinson, 1868
8
Rudimentary perspective. 4 pt. [in 2].
6d. the set of Fourteen Volumes complete, in cloth, Rudimentary Art of Building, by E. Dobson, C.E., Assoc. Inst C.E., Author of " Kail ways in Belgium." vol. i. lOd. Brick-making, Tile-making, by the same — II.. lOd. Masonry and Stone-cutting, ...
George Pyne, 1848
9
A Rudimentary Treatise on the principles of construction in ...
6 RUDIMENTARY SERIES. 83. BOOK-KEEPING, Treatise on, by James Haddon, M.A., 2nd edition. Is. 82“, 83", 88 (bis). COAL GAS, Practical Treatise on the Manufacture and Distribution of, by Samuel Hughes, C.E., 3 vols. . . . 82*". WATER ...
John ROBISON, Francis PRICE (Architect), 1859
10
Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and ...
... Alstroemeriaceae linear-ud Amaryllidaceae linear-ud rudimentary linear-ud, rudimentary linear-ud, rudimentary, spatulate-ud linear-ud, rudimentary linear-ud linear-ud, rudimentary, spatulate-ud linear-ud, rudimentary linear-ud, rudimentary  ...
Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Baskin, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUDIMENTARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rudimentary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Adventure of the Week: A rudimentary guide to camping
#Steamboat Springs — The paranoia was real. With my camera slung around my neck, I had a lit Tiki torch in one hand and an axe in the other, the blade too ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jul 15»
2
Scientists discover evidence of rudimentary dentistry from 14000 …
Ancient humans were performing rudimentary dentistry on each other 14,000 years ago, Italian scientists have discovered – 5,000 years earlier than previously ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Just Open: Rudimentary shipping container cafe, Footscray
Beyond Dimmeys and the Doggies, two of Footscray's more enduring icons would have to be its Vietnamese food and the shipping containers that flank Dynon ... «Good Food, Mar 15»
4
Rudimentary Elements To Getting The Best Trade Show Support
Trade shows have more than their share of problems, but after some research you'll notice that, regardless of the hassle successful companies continue using ... «Business 2 Community, Mar 15»
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Report: Russia in 'Rudimentary' Stages of Building 100-Plane …
Russian media indicates Russia is in the “rudimentary” stages of developing an aircraft carrier capable of holding 100 planes. The carrier is still conceptional– ... «Breitbart News, Feb 15»
6
Combine littleBits and Lego to make a rudimentary copy machine
littleBits is one of the coolest products to hit shelves in recent years. With their interlocking modular electronics you can create tiny machines to build a myriad of ... «Gizmodo, Dec 14»
7
45% of North American businesses targeted by rudimentary hack
A rudimentary and increasingly popular form of hacking causes huge financial loss for businesses, despite the fact such attacks can be mitigated for ... «SFGate, Nov 14»
8
English is second language for majority of kids at this school
Some speak rudimentary English, while others do not have any English at all when they start at the 800-pupil school. Principal Deidre Alderson said that despite ... «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 14»
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Ouija review – rudimentary horror conjures a supernatural branding …
The latest product of an unholy synergy between Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and toy makers Hasbro is a rudimentary horror in which bland everyteens are ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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20+ Rudimentary Recipes Every 20-Something Should Know How …
Regardless of your skill level at the stove, it never hurts to go back to basics and focus on rudimentary recipes that are the building blocks for so many other ... «POPSUGAR, Aug 14»

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