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fundamentality Definition


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fundamental
adj
    1. Basic; underlying.
      Example: fundamental rules of physics
      Example: her fundamental honesty
      Thesaurus: basic, rudimentary, elementary, essential, first, principal, key, central, primary.
    2. Large; important.
      Example: fundamental differences
    3. Essential; necessary.
      Thesaurus: vital, necessary, essential, important, crucial, key, central.
noun
    1. A basic principle or rule.
      Thesaurus: first principle, element, rudiment, practicality; basics, essentials, foundation, cornerstone; brass tacks, nitty-gritty (slang).
      Form: fundamentals (usually)
    2. music.
      The lowest note of a chord.
Derivative: fundamentality
noun
    Derivative: fundamentally
    adverb
      Basically; essentially
        Thesaurus: basically, essentially, primarily, at heart, intrinsically, centrally, radically.
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin fundamentum foundation, from fundare to found1.



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