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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.
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but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit
Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes
The monarchies of the earth. Milton.
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the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape. I. Taylor.
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2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
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This boy is forest-born,
And hath been tutored in the rudiments
of many desperate studies. Shak.
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There he shall first lay down the rudiments
Of his great warfare. Milton.
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3. (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed.
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Ru"di*ment, v. t. To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments. Gayton.
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