(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:47:06

Ru`di*men"ta*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. rudimentaire.]

1.

Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.

2. Biol.

Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.

 

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