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fundament

fun·da·ment [ fúndəmənt ] (plural fun·da·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. founding principle: an underlying principle or theory on which something is founded ( formal ) ( often used in the plural )

2. buttocks: the buttocks or the anus ( archaic or humorous )

3. geography natural landform: a natural land surface that has not been altered by people

[13th century. Via French< Latin fundamentum< fundus "bottom"]
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