Rudiment

Rudiment
Rudiment Ru"di*ment, n. [L. rudimentum, fr. rudis unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. rudiment. See {Rude}.] 1. That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning. [1913 Webster]

but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes The monarchies of the earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step. [1913 Webster]

This boy is forest-born, And hath been tutored in the rudiments of many desperate studies. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

There he shall first lay down the rudiments Of his great warfare. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed. [1913 Webster]


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  • rudiment — [ rydimɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1495; lat. rudimentum « apprentissage, premier élément » 1 ♦ Plur. Notions élémentaires d une science, d un art. ⇒ abc, b. a. ba, base, élément. Les rudiments de la grammaire, de la mécanique. 2 ♦ (1782) Ébauche (⇒ embryon) ou …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rudiment — RUDIMÉNT, rudimente, s.n. 1. (La pl.) Noţiuni elementare ale unei ştiinţe, ale unei arte. 2. Organ care abia începe să se formeze sau care a rămas nedezvoltat; organ rudimentar. Rudiment de coadă. – Din fr. rudiment, lat. rudimentum. Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • rudiment — rudìment (rudimȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA 1. anat. zakržljao ostatak organa koji je izgubio svoju funkciju 2. pren. razg. ostatak, ono što postoji kao zaostatak [rudiment patrijarhalnih odnosa] ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Rudiment ← lat.… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • rudiment — 1540s, from M.Fr. rudiment (16c.), from L. rudimentum early training, first experience, beginning, first principle, from rudis unlearned, untrained (see RUDE (Cf. rude)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Rudiment — Ru di*ment, v. t. To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments. Gayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rudimént — (lat.), Anfang, erster Versuch; verkümmerte, unausgebildete (rudimentäre) Form eines Organs. Rudimente, Anfangsgründe; verkümmerte Reste alter Lebensformen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • rudiment — index cornerstone, element, embryo, foundation (basis), necessity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • rudìment — (rudimȅnt) m 〈G mn nātā〉 1. {{001f}}anat. zakržljao ostatak organa koji je izgubio svoju funkciju 2. {{001f}}pren. razg. ostatak, ono što postoji kao zaostatak [∼ patrijarhalnih odnosa] ✧ {{001f}}njem. ← lat …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • rudiment — ► NOUN 1) (rudiments) the first principles of a subject. 2) (rudiments) an elementary or primitive form of something. 3) Biology an undeveloped or immature part or organ. ORIGIN Latin rudimentum, from rudis unwrought …   English terms dictionary

  • rudiment — [ro͞o′də mənt] n. [L rudimentum < rudis: see RUDE] 1. a first principle, element, or fundamental, as of a subject to be learned usually used in pl. [the rudiments of physics] 2. a first slight beginning or appearance, or undeveloped form or… …   English World dictionary

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