rudimentary
[adjective]
Synonyms: basic, early, elementary, fundamental, initial, primitive, undeveloped

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ru‧di‧men‧ta‧ry /ˌruːdəˈmentəri◂, ˌruːdɪˈmentəri◂/ adjective

1. a rudimentary knowledge or understanding of a subject is very simple and basic Antonym : sophisticated:
Gradually, I acquired a rudimentary knowledge of music.
my rudimentary German

2. rudimentary equipment, methods, systems etc are very basic and not advanced:
subsistence farming in its most rudimentary form
The classroom equipment is pretty rudimentary.

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