rudiments
/ˈrudəmənts/
noun
- The basic or elementary principles of a subject or skill.
- The class teaches the rudiments of music, such as reading notes and keeping time.
- She learned the rudiments of gardening from her grandmother.
- Before you can write a novel, you must master the rudiments of grammar.
- The first, undeveloped or imperfect stage of something.
- The rudiments of a smile crossed her face before she turned away.
- In the lab, we observed the rudiments of a crystal forming in the solution.
- The rudiments of a new political movement began to appear in the small town.
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