rudimento

Definitions of rudimento
  1. noun
    the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
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    type of:
    parte del cuerpo
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  2. noun
    the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
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    type of:
    fundamento
    principles from which other truths can be derived
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