Complete Definition of "fundamental"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-fundamental.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of the Christian faith.

Translations
trans-top|A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article
German: Grundlage f
Italian: fondamentale m
Japanese: �� (���, kihon)
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Adjective
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  1. Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom.

Translations
trans-top|Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation
Chinese: �� (jīb�n)
Finnish: perustavalaatuinen
German: grundlegend, fundamental#German|fundamental
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Italian: fondamentale
Japanese: ���� (������, kihontekina)
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Derived terms
fundamentalism
fundamentalist


German

Adjective
de-adj|comparative|superlative

  1. fundamental#English|fundamental

Synonyms
grundlegend

Derived terms
Fundamentalismus, Fundamentalist

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Revision and Credits for"fundamental"
  • 2007-10-09 21:05 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/12.38.46.250|12.38.46.250]] ([[User_talk:12.38.46.250|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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