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rudiment
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u?d?m?nt/
Noun
rudiment (plural rudiments)
- (often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
- We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
- (often in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development.
- I have the rudiments of an escape plan.
- a. 1865, Isaac Taylor, Ornamentation of Nature
- The single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape.
- (biology) A body part that no longer has a function
- (music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.
Hypernyms
- (biology): vestigiality
Derived terms
- rudimental
- rudimentary
Related terms
- erudite
Translations
Further reading
- rudiment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rudiment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- rudiment at OneLook Dictionary Search
Verb
rudiment (third-person singular simple present rudiments, present participle rudimenting, simple past and past participle rudimented)
- (transitive) To ground; to settle in first principles.
Anagrams
- unmitred
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin rudimentum.
Noun
rudiment m (plural rudiments)
- rudiment (fundamental principle)
Related terms
- rudimentari
Further reading
- “rudiment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rudiment” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “rudiment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rudiment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Latin rudimentum
Noun
rudiment m (plural rudiments)
- rudiment (fundamental principle)
Related terms
- rudimentaire
Further reading
- “rudiment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French rudiment, from Latin rudimentum.
Noun
rudiment n (plural rudimente)
- rudiment
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Rudiment, from Latin rudimentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rud?ment/
- Hyphenation: ru?di?ment
Noun
rudìment m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- rudiment
Declension
References
- “rudiment” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
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maxim
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman maxime and Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), noun use of the feminine singular form of Latin maximus (apparently as used in the phrase pr?positi? maxima (“greatest premise”)). Doublet of maxima.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mæk.s?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mæk.s?m/, /?mæk.s?m/
Noun
maxim (plural maxims)
- (now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.
- 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:
Synonyms
- (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Derived terms
- maxim worker
Translations
See also
- adage
- aphorism
- apophthegm
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ????????? (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak?sim/, /ma??zim/
Adverb
maxim
- most
- Antonym: minim
Derived terms
See also
- plu
- min
Romanian
Etymology
From French maxime
Noun
maxim f (plural maximi)
- maximum
Declension
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