rudiment

English Thesaurus

1. the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	basic principle, basics, bedrock, fundamental principle, fundamentals,
definition	:	principles from which other truths can be derived (noun.cognition)

domain usage	:	plural, plural form,
definition	:	the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication)

3. the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life (noun.body)

derivation	:	rudimentary,
definition	:	being in the earliest stages of development (adj.all)

derivation	:	rudimentary, vestigial,
definition	:	not fully developed in mature animals (adj.all)

derivation	:	rudimentary,
definition	:	being in the earliest stages of development (adj.all)

derivation	:	rudimentary, vestigial,
definition	:	not fully developed in mature animals (adj.all)