Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Rudiment (-s)
rudiment (-s), n. [L. rudīmentum, beginning, first < rudis, rude.]
- First principle; basic element; primary concept; thing that beginners learn first.
- Neophyte; imperfect member; one not fully formed.
- Rendering; allusion; echo of Biblical passages.
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