Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rudiment

2 senses of rudiment

Sense 1
rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs -- (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry")
       => fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock -- (principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics")

Sense 2
rudiment -- (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")
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)