Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rudiment

/ˈɹuːdɪmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: ru-di-ment
IPA: /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.

noun

A form that lacks full or complex development.

noun

A body part that no longer has a function

noun

In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

verb

To ground; to settle in first principles.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week."
"This boy is forest-born, / And hath been tutored in the rudiments / Of many desperate studies."
"The very emphasis on reading readiness and on the methods employed to teach children the rudiments of reading has meant that the other, the higher, levels of reading have tended to be slighted."
"I have the rudiments of an escape plan."
"But I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit / Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes / The monarchies of the earth."
"The single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape."

Etymology

From Old French rudiment, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. By surface analysis, rude + -i- + -ment.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: rudiment, rudimentum

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rudiments (plural) rudiments (present, singular) rudimenting (participle, present) rudimented (participle, past) rudimented (past)

Derived Forms

rudimental rudimentary

Frequently Paired Words

erudite

Synonyms

basics fundamentals

Questions

How do you pronounce rudiment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/.
What does rudiment mean?: A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
Where does rudiment come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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