Rudimentary

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
	2.	(Biol.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.

Adj.	1.	rudimentary - being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" Synonyms: fundamental, underlying
	2.	rudimentary - being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"
	3.	rudimentary - not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" Synonyms: vestigial

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