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How to pronounce rudiments in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abc, abc's, abcs, alphabet, first principles
Type of basic principle, fundamentals, fundamental principle, basics, bedrock


he mastered only the rudiments of geometry.
Type Words
Synonyms basics
Type of fact

Examples of rudiments

rudiments
Fly fishing guides To learn the rudiments of fly fishing for trout, hire a guide.
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Then athletes began to learn rudiments of individual and collective bargaining.
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As you read, unconsciously you assimilate the rudiments of style and technique.
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He appeared ignorant of the very rudiments of statecraft and almost illiterate.
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And an estimated 3m people in Britain know at least the rudiments of the game.
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The rudiments of a market economy and a financial infrastructure are now in place.
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It's impossible to live in Utah long without learning the rudiments of ice skating.
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I have always boasted that I could master the rudiments of any language in two days.
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In such villages GAM is trying to set up the rudiments of a parallel administration.
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  • The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
  • The remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"
  • (rudimentary) being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"
  • (rudiments) basics: a statement of fundamental facts or principles
  • A rudiment is one of the basic patterns used in rudimental drumming. These patterns form the basic building blocks or "vocabulary" of drumming, and can be combined in a great variety of ways to create drumming music.
  • Vestigiality describes homologous characters of organisms that have seemingly lost all or most of their original function in a species through evolution. These may take various forms such as anatomical structures, behaviors and biochemical pathways. ...
  • (The Rudiments) The Rudiments are a ska and punk band from the East Bay, California.
  • A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural); Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural); A body part that no longer has a function; In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise
  • (rudimentary) of or relating to one or more rudiments; Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary