fundament

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Foundation.
  2. The bottom; the buttocks or anus.
  3. The underlying basis or principle for a theoretical or mathematical system.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʌn.də.mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fundament.wav /ˈfan.də.mənt/

Word forms

fundament fundaments foundament

Etymology

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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