rudiment
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- noun
- /ˈruːdɪmənt/
- Every musician must learn the rudiments of music theory to play well.
- master the rudiments
- teaches them the rudiments
- learn the rudiments
Examples
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None had experience, so all received a short course teaching them the rudiments of surveying.
Academic text (1994) -
I myself would begin by requiring every college student to master the rudiments of economics.
Academic text (1991) -
- I know the basic rudiments.
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Mother taught me the medical rudiments.
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His Romanian mind had acquired the rudiments of English and French, which the hotel business required.
Fiction book (1990) -
All their children, of course, had to be baptized and instructed in the rudiments of the Christian faith.
Academic text (1995) -
It's as if everyone wants to become Beethoven without learning the rudiments of musical composition.
Blog text (18) -
Here at Settignano, he studied the rudiments of sculpture technique.
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Shouldn't every educated American know at least the rudiments of how we got our rights and how they are enforced?
Academic text (1991) -
Once the rudiments are mastered, singing provides lifelong opportunities for musical experience and self-expression with minimal expense.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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Important facts or skills you learn first in a subject
Basic facts or skills you learn first in a subject
Basic ideas you learn first when studying a subject
Antonyms
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rudiment comes from the Latin rudis 'rough' or 'untrained' and the old word rudimentum meaning 'a first, unfinished thing'. So a rudiment is a simple first part or skill — what you learn at the beginning, the basic foundation.