"fundamental" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ Audio: en-us-fundamental.ogg [US] Forms: more fundamental [comparative], most fundamental [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin fundamentālis, from Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|fundamentālis}} Late Latin fundamentālis, {{der|en|la|fundamentum||foundation}} Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), {{m|la|fundō||to lay the foundation (of something), to found}} fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), {{m|la|fundus||bottom}} fundus (“bottom”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰudʰmḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Head templates: {{en-adj}} fundamental (comparative more fundamental, superlative most fundamental)
  1. Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation. Translations (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation): أَسَاسِيّ (ʔasāsiyy) (Arabic), асно́ўны (asnóŭny) (Belarusian), фундамента́льны (fundamjentálʹny) (Belarusian), падставо́вы (padstavóvy) (Belarusian), মৌলিক (mōulik) (Bengali), фундамента́лен (fundamentálen) (Bulgarian), осно́вен (osnóven) (Bulgarian), fonamental (Catalan), 基本 (gei¹ bun²) (Chinese Cantonese), 基本 (jīběn) (Chinese Mandarin), základní (Czech), podstatný (Czech), fundamental (Danish), grundlæggende (Danish), fundamenteel (Dutch), fundamenta (Esperanto), põhi- (Estonian), perustavanlaatuinen (Finnish), olennainen (Finnish), fundamentaalinen (Finnish), perus- (Finnish), fondamental (French), fundamental (Galician), ფუძემდებელი (puʒemdebeli) (Georgian), ფუნდამენტალური (pundamenṭaluri) (Georgian), ფუნდამენტური (pundamenṭuri) (Georgian), არსებითი (arsebiti) (Georgian), ძირითადი (ʒiritadi) (Georgian), grundlegend (German), fundamental (German), grundsätzlich (German), θεμελιώδης (themeliódis) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), alapvető (Hungarian), fondamentale (Italian), 基本的な (kihonteki na) (alt: きほんてきな) (Japanese), іргелі (ırgelı) (Kazakh), 기본적 (gibonjeok) (Korean), fundamentāls (Latvian), അടിസ്ഥാന (aṭisthāna) (Malayalam), മൗലിക (maulika) (Malayalam), fundamentali (Maltese), fondamentali (Maltese), whakapū (Maori), fundamental (Norwegian Bokmål), grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål), fundamental (Norwegian Nynorsk), بنیادی (bonyâdi) (Persian), اساسی (asâsi) (Persian), podstawowy (Polish), fundamentalny (Polish), fundamental (Portuguese), tiksi (Quechua), fundamental (Romanian), de bază (Romanian), основно́й (osnovnój) (Russian), основополага́ющий (osnovopolagájuščij) (Russian), фундамента́льный (fundamentálʹnyj) (Russian), суще́ственный (suščéstvennyj) (Russian), fȕndamentālan (Serbo-Croatian), ȍsnovān (Serbo-Croatian), tȅmēljnī (Serbo-Croatian), fundamental (Spanish), grundläggande (Swedish), fundamental (Swedish), batayan (Tagalog), бунёдӣ (bunyodī) (Tajik), асосӣ (asosī) (Tajik), พื้นฐาน (pʉ́ʉn-tǎan) (Thai), เบื้องต้น (bʉ̂ʉang-dtôn) (Thai), esas (Turkish), temel (Turkish), ana (Turkish), основни́й (osnovnýj) (Ukrainian), фундамента́льний (fundamentálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), підставо́вий (pidstavóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fundamental-en-adj-wxkRvW50 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation': 94 6
  2. Essential; extremely important. Synonyms: elementary
    Sense id: en-fundamental-en-adj-4WIcFJdY Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 56 6 22 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foundament, groundlaying Related terms: fundament

Noun

IPA: /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ Audio: en-us-fundamental.ogg [US] Forms: fundamentals [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin fundamentālis, from Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|fundamentālis}} Late Latin fundamentālis, {{der|en|la|fundamentum||foundation}} Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), {{m|la|fundō||to lay the foundation (of something), to found}} fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), {{m|la|fundus||bottom}} fundus (“bottom”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰudʰmḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Head templates: {{en-noun}} fundamental (plural fundamentals)
  1. (usually in the plural) A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part Tags: plural-normally Translations (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article): հիմունք (himunkʻ) (Armenian), при́нцип (príncip) [masculine] (Bulgarian), осно́ва (osnóva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), fonamental [feminine] (Catalan), 基本 (jīběn) (Chinese Mandarin), zásadní (Czech), fundamentti (Finnish), perusta (Finnish), peruskivi (Finnish), perusteet [plural] (Finnish), fondement (French), fundamento [masculine] (Galician), საფუძველი (sapuʒveli) (Georgian), ძირითადი წესი (ʒiritadi c̣esi) (Georgian), Grundlage [feminine] (German), θεμέλιο (themélio) [neuter] (Greek), fondamento [masculine] (Italian), 基本 (kihon) (alt: きほん) (Japanese), 기본 (gibon) (Korean), tūāpapa (Maori), áʼádaatʼéhígíí (Navajo), fundamental (Norwegian), grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål), fundamento [masculine] (Portuguese), fundament [neuter] (Romanian), осно́вы (osnóvy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), при́нцип (príncip) [masculine] (Russian), ȍsnova [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), tèmelj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-fundamental-en-noun-gqZ1HdWZ Disambiguation of 'a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article': 91 7 2
  2. (physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-fundamental-en-noun-7LLPpH5l Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (music) The lowest partial of a complex tone. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-fundamental-en-noun-I2piZNTl Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foundament

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform."
      ],
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        [
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          "physics"
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          "frequency",
          "frequency"
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "The lowest partial of a complex tone."
      ],
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
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          "partial",
          "partial"
        ],
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          "complex",
          "complex"
        ],
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          "tone"
        ]
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        "(music) The lowest partial of a complex tone."
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "himunkʻ",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "հիմունք"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "príncip",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́нцип"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osnóva",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "осно́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fonamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīběn",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "基本"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "zásadní"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "fundamentti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "perusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "peruskivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "perusteet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "fondement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fundamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sapuʒveli",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "საფუძველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒiritadi c̣esi",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "ძირითადი წესი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Grundlage"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "themélio",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "θεμέλιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fondamento"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きほん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kihon",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "基本"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gibon",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "기본"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "tūāpapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "áʼádaatʼéhígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "word": "grunnleggende"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fundamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fundament"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnóvy",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "осно́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "príncip",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́нцип"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tèmelj"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "word": "algebraic fundamental group"
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    {
      "word": "first fundamental form"
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      "word": "fundamental niche"
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      "word": "fundamental painting"
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      "word": "fundamental right"
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      "word": "fundamental science"
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    {
      "word": "fundamental theorem"
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          "text": "Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔasāsiyy",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "أَسَاسِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "asnóŭny",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "асно́ўны"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "fundamjentálʹny",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "фундамента́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padstavóvy",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "падставо́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "mōulik",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "মৌলিক"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fundamentálen",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "фундамента́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osnóven",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "осно́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fonamental"
    },
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gei¹ bun²",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "基本"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīběn",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "基本"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "základní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "podstatný"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
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      "word": "grundlæggende"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamenteel"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamenta"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "põhi-"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "perustavanlaatuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "olennainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "perus-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fondamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "puʒemdebeli",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ფუძემდებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "pundamenṭaluri",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ფუნდამენტალური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "pundamenṭuri",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ფუნდამენტური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "arsebiti",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "არსებითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒiritadi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ძირითადი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundlegend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundsätzlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "themeliódis",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "θεμελιώδης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "alapvető"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fondamentale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きほんてきな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kihonteki na",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "基本的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ırgelı",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "іргелі"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gibonjeok",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "기본적"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "aṭisthāna",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "അടിസ്ഥാന"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "maulika",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "മൗലിക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fondamentali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "whakapū"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grunnleggende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bonyâdi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "بنیادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "asâsi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "اساسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "podstawowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "tiksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "de bază"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnovnój",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "основно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnovopolagájuščij",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "основополага́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fundamentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "фундамента́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "suščéstvennyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "суще́ственный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fȕndamentālan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ȍsnovān"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "tȅmēljnī"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundläggande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "batayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bunyodī",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "бунёдӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "asosī",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "асосӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pʉ́ʉn-tǎan",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "พื้นฐาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bʉ̂ʉang-dtôn",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "เบื้องต้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "esas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "temel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "osnovnýj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "основни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "fundamentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "фундамента́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidstavóvyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "підставо́вий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fundamental"
}

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