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Primordium vs Rudiment - What's the difference?

primordium | rudiment |

As nouns the difference between primordium and rudiment

is that primordium is an aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ while rudiment is a fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).

primordium

English

Noun

(primordia)
  • (anatomy) An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ

    • Synonyms

    * anlage

    rudiment

    English

    (wikipedia rudiment)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).
    • We learn the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
  • * Shakespeare
    • This boy is forest-born, / And hath been tutored in the rudiments / Of many desperate studies.
  • Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural).
    • I have the rudiments of an escape plan.
  • * Milton
    • But I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit / Those rudiments , and see before thine eyes / The monarchies of the earth.
  • * I. Taylor
    • 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

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