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Fundament Definition & Meaning

fundament
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"
  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?"
  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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What does fundament mean?
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" 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?" lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
What part of speech is fundament?
Fundament is a noun.
How many definitions does fundament have?
Fundament has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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