Rudiments
noun
The most basic parts of any subject that you learn first.
She taught him the rudiments of writing and reading.
Often appears as...
- rudiments of music
- rudiments of language
noun
The most basic parts of any subject that you learn first.
She taught him the rudiments of writing and reading.
Often appears as...
- rudiments of music
- rudiments of language
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Building Blocks
Think of 'rudiments' as the building blocks needed to understand a bigger subject.
Mastering the rudiments of grammar is essential before writing an essay.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Learning
'Rudiments' often refers to what beginners learn when they start a new subject.
He struggled with the advanced course because he skipped learning the rudiments.
Pro Tip 3/3Vocabulary Context
Use 'rudiments' when discussing the initial, most important parts of a skill or knowledge area.
She knows the rudiments of coding but has yet to work on complex projects.
Pro Tip 1/3Building Blocks
Think of 'rudiments' as the building blocks needed to understand a bigger subject.
Mastering the rudiments of grammar is essential before writing an essay.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Learning
'Rudiments' often refers to what beginners learn when they start a new subject.
He struggled with the advanced course because he skipped learning the rudiments.
Pro Tip 3/3Vocabulary Context
Use 'rudiments' when discussing the initial, most important parts of a skill or knowledge area.
She knows the rudiments of coding but has yet to work on complex projects.
Pro Tip 1/3Building Blocks
Think of 'rudiments' as the building blocks needed to understand a bigger subject.
Mastering the rudiments of grammar is essential before writing an essay.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Learning
'Rudiments' often refers to what beginners learn when they start a new subject.
He struggled with the advanced course because he skipped learning the rudiments.
Pro Tip 3/3Vocabulary Context
Use 'rudiments' when discussing the initial, most important parts of a skill or knowledge area.
She knows the rudiments of coding but has yet to work on complex projects.
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Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Public schools helped create the idea of America and inculcate Americans with a few rudiments of knowledge. To judge by that very American item, the Internet, a few rudiments is all anyone cares to have.
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Rick Nielsen
American Musician
I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He signed it for me, 'Rudimentally yours, Frank Arsenault.' How cool is that?
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Hassan Rouhani
Iranian Leader
Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn't say, 'We will stop Iran's oil exports'... we have been the guarantor of the regional waterway's security throughout history.
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Damien Chazelle
American Director
There's something very particular about the kind of rage you feel when you're alone in a practice room by yourself, unable to master a simple thing like a rudiment.
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Albrecht Durer
German Artist
And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
Christians are not in bondage to do things as the world does, and moreover, the traditions and rudiments of men are not necessary to honor God.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.
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Travis Barker
American Musician
Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books.
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Bernard Marcus
American Businessman
When I understood the rudiments of what nanotech was all about, I knew I wanted to participate.
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Robert South
English Clergyman
An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of Paradise.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Public schools helped create the idea of America and inculcate Americans with a few rudiments of knowledge. To judge by that very American item, the Internet, a few rudiments is all anyone cares to have.
Quote examples
Rick Nielsen
American Musician
I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He signed it for me, 'Rudimentally yours, Frank Arsenault.' How cool is that?
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Hassan Rouhani
Iranian Leader
Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn't say, 'We will stop Iran's oil exports'... we have been the guarantor of the regional waterway's security throughout history.
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Damien Chazelle
American Director
There's something very particular about the kind of rage you feel when you're alone in a practice room by yourself, unable to master a simple thing like a rudiment.
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Albrecht Durer
German Artist
And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
Christians are not in bondage to do things as the world does, and moreover, the traditions and rudiments of men are not necessary to honor God.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.
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Travis Barker
American Musician
Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books.
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Bernard Marcus
American Businessman
When I understood the rudiments of what nanotech was all about, I knew I wanted to participate.
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Robert South
English Clergyman
An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of Paradise.
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