'rudiments' definitions:
Definition of 'rudiments'
(from WordNet)
noun
A statement of fundamental facts or principles [syn: basics, rudiments]
Synonyms of 'rudiments'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarium,
- abecedary,
- alphabet,
- and arithmetic,
- basics,
- elementary education,
- elements,
- essentials,
- first principles,
- first steps,
- fundamentals,
- grammar,
- hornbook,
- induction,
- initiation,
- introduction,
- outlines,
- primer,
- principia,
- principles,
- propaedeutic,
- reading,
- writing