Meanings
- pluralplural onlyThe first principles or elements of a subject.
Every evening a van arrives in one of the isolated hill-farming communities of Scotland, England or Wales, with 12 laptop computers. Farmers will learn the rudimentaries of financial planning and business management.
1999 May 25, Tom McGhie, “Ram to the rescue: Hi-tech hillfarming”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 May 20142 more examples
At the Ford Day Care Center in East Los Angeles, preschoolers spell on word processors, not on blackboards, and in special storytelling classes they go beyond the rudimentaries of writing and reading to learn about their rich Mexican history right along with the U.S. Constitution.
1989 November 23, Jill Stewart, “High-Tech Start: Latino Preschoolers Get a Lesson in Pride on Computers”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLCNot all of that energy made it to the stage on Monday, though the group’s grasp of rudimentaries was intact; all four members rapped and screamed largely over prerecorded tracks, though here they performed with a drummer and Phat J’s keyboard.
2010 November 24, Jon Caramanica, “Tornadoes of Anarchy and AutoTune”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2011Synonyms: rudiments
- pluralplural of rudimentary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe first principles or elements of a subject.
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