The difference between Beginning and Rudiment

When used as nouns, beginning means the act of doing that which begins anything, whereas rudiment means a fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).

Beginning is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

Rudiment is also verb with the meaning: to ground.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beginning and Rudiment

  1. Beginning as a 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.

  2. Beginning as a noun:

    That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

  3. Beginning as a noun:

    That which begins or originates something; the first cause.

  4. Beginning as a noun:

    The initial portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story."

    "That house is at the beginning of the street."

  1. Beginning as a verb:

    Examples:

    "He is beginning to read a new book."

  1. Beginning as an adjective (informal):

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

    Examples:

    "in the beginning paragraph of the chapter"

    "in the beginning section of the course"

  1. Rudiment as a noun:

    A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).

    Examples:

    "We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week."

  2. Rudiment as a noun:

    Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural).

    Examples:

    "I have the rudiments of an escape plan."

  3. Rudiment as a noun (biology):

    A body part that no longer has a function

  4. Rudiment as a noun (music):

    In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

  1. Rudiment as a verb (transitive):

    To ground; to settle in first principles.

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