rudimentaries

Noun

rudimentaries pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) The first principles or elements of a subject.
   • At the Ford Day Care Center in East Los Angeles, preschoolers spell on word processors, not on blackboards, and in special storytelling classes they go beyond the rudimentaries of writing and reading to learn about their rich Mexican history right along with the U.S. Constitution.1989 November 23, Jill Stewart, “High-Tech Start: Latino Preschoolers Get a Lesson in Pride on Computers”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC
   • Every evening a van arrives in one of the isolated hill-farming communities of Scotland, England or Wales, with 12 laptop computers. Farmers will learn the rudimentaries of financial planning and business management.1999 May 25, Tom McGhie, “Ram to the rescue: Hi-tech hillfarming”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 May 2014

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   rudiments