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- pronunciation:
- fuhn
d
men
tl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
basic; central; serving as a foundation.
Ability to read is fundamental to getting an education.Balance is a fundamental element in the sport of figure skating.- synonyms:
- basic, central, elementary, foundational, primary
- antonyms:
- secondary
- similar words:
- cardinal, chief, crucial, essential, key, main, major, principal
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| related words: |
bare, critical, indispensable, necessary, primary, significant |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a basic principle or necessary part.
Good attitude is a fundamental in any group sport.- synonyms:
- basics, essential, keystone, principle
- similar words:
- basis, foundation
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| related words: |
necessity, principle, truth |
| derivation: |
fundamentally (adv.) |
The word fundamental
contains the following parts:
found1, fund
Latin
root
that means bottom, base
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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