[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"rudimentary"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/fundamental"]fundamental[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/underlying"]underlying[/URL]] [*]being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans" [*]not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/vestigial"]vestigial[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/rudimentary"]http://www.word.sc/rudimentary[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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