meaning of rudiment
1. That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning.
2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
3. An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed.
4. To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.
5. the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckels diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk
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