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Rudimentary vs Indigenous - What's the difference?

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Rudimentary is a related term of indigenous.


As adjectives the difference between rudimentary and indigenous

is that rudimentary is of or relating to one or more rudiments while indigenous is (chiefly|of living things) born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

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 .

    indigenous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, of living things) Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
  • * 1862 , , "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
  • Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.
  • Innate, inborn.
  • * 1852 , , Uncle Tom's Cabin , ch. 18:
  • She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
  • * 1883 , , "Stephen Archer" in Stephen Archer and Other Tales :
  • He had all the tricks of a newspaper boy indigenous in him.

    Synonyms

    * (born or engendered in) aboriginal, autochthonous, native

    Derived terms

    * indigenity * indigenously * indigenousness * nonindigenous