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fondement — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • foundation noun The solid base that supports a building or structure.
  • fundamental adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
  • groundwork noun The basic preparatory work that everything else is built on.
  • sustenance noun Food, drink, or support that keeps a person or thing alive and functioning.

Senses

fondement is used for these senses in English:

  • foundation That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
  • fundamental (generic, singular) A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.
  • groundwork The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
  • sustenance Something that provides support or nourishment.

foundation — full definition

  1. noun The solid base that supports a building or structure.
  2. noun The basic principles or ideas that something is built upon.
  3. noun An organization set up and funded to support a charitable or educational cause.
  4. noun A makeup product applied to even out skin tone.

fundamental — full definition

  1. adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
  2. noun A basic principle or building-block idea.

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