"foundational" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foundational.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more foundational [comparative], most foundational [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃənəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós Proto-Indo-European *bʰundʰós Proto-Italic *fundos Latin fundus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fundātiōder. Old French fondacionbor. Middle English foundacioun English foundation English -al English foundational From foundation + -al. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|foundation|-al|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? 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  1. Of or relating to a foundation or foundations.
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  2. Fundamental or underlying.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foundationary, groundlaying
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