Associations to the word «Rudiment»

Wiktionary

RUDIMENT, noun. A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).
RUDIMENT, noun. Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural).
RUDIMENT, noun. (biology) A body part that no longer has a function
RUDIMENT, noun. (music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

Dictionary definition

RUDIMENT, noun. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry".
RUDIMENT, noun. 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".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.