Synonyms for rudiment

Synonyms for (noun) rudiment

Synonyms: rudiment

Definition: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life

Usage: Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac

Similar words: body part

Definition: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity


Synonyms: rudiment, ABC, ABC's, ABCs, alphabet, first principle, first rudiment

Definition: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

Usage: he mastered only the rudiments of geometry

Similar words: bedrock, basic principle, basics, fundamental principle, fundamentals

Definition: principles from which other truths can be derived

Usage: first you must learn the fundamentals; let's get down to basics


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