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fundament

fun·da·ment

US/ˈfʌn.də.mənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

  • “the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
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2.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

  • “he deserves a good kick in the butt”
  • “are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”
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3.

lowest support of a structure

  • “it was built on a base of solid rock”
  • “he stood at the foot of the tower”
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Origin

From Middle English, from Old French fundement, fondement, from Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the bottom, to found”). Doublet of fondamento.

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