rudiment
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Noun — A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
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Etymology
From Old French rudiment, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude. By surface analysis, rude + -i- + -ment.
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