˜yÐÄvlog

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rudiment

[ roo-duh-muhnt ]

noun

  1. Usually rudiments.
    1. the elements or first principles of a subject:

      the rudiments of grammar.

    2. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something:

      the rudiments of a plan.

  2. Biology. an organ or part incompletely developed in size or structure, as one in an embryonic stage, one arrested in growth, or one with no functional activity, as a vestige.


rudiment

/ ˈ°ù³ÜË»åɪ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. often plural the first principles or elementary stages of a subject
  2. often plural a partially developed version of something
  3. biology an organ or part in its earliest recognizable form, esp one in an embryonic or vestigial state
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rudiment1

1540–50; < Latin °ù³Ü»åÄ«³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾ early training, first experience, initial stage, equivalent to rudi ( s ) unformed, rough ( rude ) + -mentum -ment ( -Ä«- for -i- after verbal derivatives)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rudiment1

C16: from Latin °ù³Ü»åÄ«³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾ a beginning, from rudis unformed; see rude
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Before filming began, she took a ballet crash course with the choreographer Belinda Murphy, who taught Weir the rudiments of dancing in pointe shoes and shaped the extended ballet sequence that opens the film.

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Colette Saulnier, not yet 4, was already learning the rudiments of music, and even at that age she was drawn to the work of her famous neighbor.

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Last year, for example, Hanna and colleagues grew such cells into embryo mimics that sported a beating heart, the rudiments of a brain and spinal cord, and incipient muscles.

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Second fundamental term: académie, noun, French, a depiction of a nude model, made from life by an art student mastering the rudiments of painting and drawing.

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The manager wanted all staffers to learn the rudiments of production, and Ms. Walters was an avid pupil.

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