Definition of Rudiment

Ru´di`ment
n.1.That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning.
but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit
Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes
The monarchies of the earth.
- Milton.
the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape.
- I. Taylor.
2.Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
This boy is forest-born,
And hath been tutored in the rudiments
of many desperate studies.
- Shak.
There he shall first lay down the rudiments
Of his great warfare.
- Milton.
3.(Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed.
v. t.1.To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.


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