"fondamentale" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /fon.da.menˈta.le/ Forms: fondamentali [plural]
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: From Late Latin fundāmentālis. Etymology templates: {{der|it|LL.|fundāmentālis}} Late Latin fundāmentālis Head templates: {{it-adj}} fondamentale m or f by sense (plural fondamentali)
  1. fundamental, basic, essential Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: basilare, essenziale
    Sense id: en-fondamentale-it-adj-U9LvfJ0B
  2. momentous, critical (figurative) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-fondamentale-it-adj-xGJanfh9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fondamentalismo, fondamentalista, fondamentalmente

Noun

IPA: /fon.da.menˈta.le/ Forms: fondamentali [plural]
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: From Late Latin fundāmentālis. Etymology templates: {{der|it|LL.|fundāmentālis}} Late Latin fundāmentālis Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} fondamentale m (plural fondamentali)
  1. fundamental Tags: masculine Related terms: fondamento
    Sense id: en-fondamentale-it-noun-whXMfO1q Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 55

Inflected forms

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