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rudimentary

[roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌru dəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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I began a rudimentary collection of rocks, stones, sticks, shells, and even fish bones.

From Literature

Those early demonstrations were rudimentary, with the drones able to fly together at a set distance and little else.

From The Wall Street Journal

While rudimentary, the Odyssey broke a barrier in the world of television.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I just took a very rudimentary, basic kit with me," he says.

From BBC

Until high school, I didn’t speak a lick of any language other than English — save for some rudimentary Spanish counting and what little of Spanish and French that kids pick up through the media.

From Salon