"fundamental" meaning in English

See fundamental in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], [fʌn.dəˈmɛn.tɫ̩] [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɐn.dəˈmen.təl/ [Australia, New-Zealand], [fɐn.dəˈmen.tɫ̩] [Australia, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-fundamental.ogg [California, Southern] Forms: more fundamental [comparative], most fundamental [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English foundamental, fundamental, from Late Latin fundāmentālis, from Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. By surface analysis, fundament + -al. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foundamental,fundamental}} Middle English foundamental, fundamental, {{der|en|la-lat|fundāmentālis}} Late Latin fundāmentālis, {{der|en|la|fundāmentum||foundation}} Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰudʰmḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn, {{surf|en|fundament|-al<id:adjectival>}} By surface analysis, fundament + -al 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), əsas (Azerbaijani), fundamental (Azerbaijani), əsaslı (Azerbaijani), асно́ўны (asnówny) (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), osnovnoi (Ingrian), fondamentale (Italian), 基本的な (kihonteki na) (alt: きほんてきな) (Japanese), іргелі (irgeli) (Kazakh), негізгі (negizgi) (Kazakh), 기본적 (gibonjeok) (Korean), fundamentāls (Latvian), അടിസ്ഥാന (aṭisthāna) (Malayalam), മൗലിക (maulika) (Malayalam), fundamentali (Maltese), fondamentali (Maltese), whakapū (Māori), 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), cimental (Spanish), grundläggande (Swedish), fundamental (Swedish), batayan (Tagalog), бунёдӣ (bunyodi) (Tajik), асосӣ (asosi) (Tajik), พื้นฐาน (pʉ́ʉn-tǎan) (Thai), เบื้องต้น (bʉ̂ʉang-dtôn) (Thai), esas (Turkish), temel (Turkish), ana (Turkish), основни́й (osnovnýj) (Ukrainian), фундамента́льний (fundamentálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), підставо́вий (pidstavóvyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Essential; extremely important. Synonyms: elementary, underlying
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groundlaying Related terms: fundament

Noun

IPA: /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], [fʌn.dəˈmɛn.tɫ̩] [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɐn.dəˈmen.təl/ [Australia, New-Zealand], [fɐn.dəˈmen.tɫ̩] [Australia, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-fundamental.ogg [California, Southern] Forms: fundamentals [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English foundamental, fundamental, from Late Latin fundāmentālis, from Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. By surface analysis, fundament + -al. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foundamental,fundamental}} Middle English foundamental, fundamental, {{der|en|la-lat|fundāmentālis}} Late Latin fundāmentālis, {{der|en|la|fundāmentum||foundation}} Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰudʰmḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn, {{surf|en|fundament|-al<id:adjectival>}} By surface analysis, fundament + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} fundamental (plural fundamentals)
  1. (generic, singular) A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea. Tags: singular 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), тӱҥ (tüŋ) (Eastern Mari), 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), негіз (negiz) (Kazakh), 기본 (gibon) (Korean), tūāpapa (Māori), áʼádaatʼéhígíí (Navajo), fundamental (Norwegian), grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål), fundamento [masculine] (Portuguese), fundament [neuter] (Romanian), осно́вы (osnóvy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), при́нцип (príncip) [masculine] (Russian), ȍsnova [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), tèmelj [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), при́нцип (prýncyp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), осно́ва (osnóva) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (generic, plural) A collection of essential component ideas that are often grouped together to serve as the foundational basis of a complex idea. Tags: plural
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  3. (physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
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  4. (music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "gei¹ bun²",
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      "word": "基本"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "基本"
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      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "základní"
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      "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",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundlæggende"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamenteel"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamenta"
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "põhi-"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "perustavanlaatuinen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "olennainen"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentaalinen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "perus-"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fondamental"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "fundamental"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "roman": "puʒemdebeli",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ფუძემდებელი"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "roman": "pundamenṭaluri",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ფუნდამენტალური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "pundamenṭuri",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ფუნდამენტური"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "arsebiti",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "არსებითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "ʒiritadi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ძირითადი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundlegend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundsätzlich"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "themeliódis",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "alapvető"
    },
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      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "lang_code": "izh",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "osnovnoi"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fondamentale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きほんてきな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "roman": "kihonteki na",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "基本的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "irgeli",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "іргелі"
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    {
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
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      "roman": "negizgi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "негізгі"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "gibonjeok",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "기본적"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "aṭisthāna",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "അടിസ്ഥാന"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "maulika",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "മൗലിക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fondamentali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "whakapū"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grunnleggende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "bonyâdi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "بنیادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "asâsi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "اساسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "podstawowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamentalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "lang_code": "qu",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "tiksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "de bază"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "osnovnój",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "основно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "osnovopolagájuščij",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "основополага́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "fundamentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "фундамента́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "suščéstvennyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "суще́ственный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fȕndamentālan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ȍsnovān"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "tȅmēljnī"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "cimental"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "grundläggande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "fundamental"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "batayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "bunyodi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "бунёдӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "asosi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "асосӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "pʉ́ʉn-tǎan",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "พื้นฐาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "bʉ̂ʉang-dtôn",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "เบื้องต้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "esas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "temel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "ana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "osnovnýj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "основни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "fundamentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "фундамента́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "pidstavóvyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation",
      "word": "підставо́вий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fundamental"
}

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