Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.

    рудимента́рныйrudimentárnyj

  2. Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

    I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.

    His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.

    rudimentär, elementar, grundlegend

    зача́точныйzačátočnyj, рудимента́рныйrudimentárnyj, элемента́рныйelementárnyj

More definitions
  • being in the earliest stages of development
  • not fully developed in mature animals
  • being or involving basic facts or principles

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Digital cameras aren't as good as rudimentary cameras.

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  2. She has a rudimentary grasp of the Berber language.

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  3. Yanni's Berber is very rudimentary.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of or relating to rudiments:
basic; minimal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
basic; minimal:

Forms

more rudimentary, most rudimentary
Comparativemore rudimentary Lesson
Superlativemost rudimentary Lesson

regular

Synonyms

47 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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