Beginning vs Rudimentary - What's the difference?

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Beginning is a related term of rudimentary.

As adjectives the difference between beginning and rudimentary

is that beginning is (informal) of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing while rudimentary is of or relating to one or more rudiments.

As a noun beginning

is (uncountable) the act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

As a verb beginning

is .

beginning

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Alternative forms

* begynnynge (obsolete)

Noun

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.

The initial portion of some extended thing.

The author describes the protagonist's youth in the beginning of the story

The house you want is down at the beginning of the street

Synonyms

* (act of doing that which begins anything) commencing, start, starting * element, embryo, rudiment * (that which begins or originates something) origin, source, start, commencement * (initial portion of some extended thing) head, start

Antonyms

* (act of doing that which begins anything) conclusion, end

Derived terms

* a good beginning makes a good ending * beginning of day * in the beginning

Verb

(head)

* , chapter=7

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning ; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}

Adjective

(-)

(informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

in the beginning paragraph of the chapter

in the beginning section of the course

Synonyms

* first * initial

Statistics

rudimentary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

of or relating to one or more rudiments

I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry .

Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping .

His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road .