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fondamento — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basic adjective Forming the essential foundation of something; fundamental.
  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • foundation noun The solid base that supports a building or structure.
  • fundamental adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
  • tenet noun A principle or belief held to be true by a person or, more often, by a group, religion or movement.

Senses

fondamento is used for these senses in English:

  • basic An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
  • foundation (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
  • 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.
  • tenet An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

basic — full definition

  1. adjective Forming the essential foundation of something; fundamental.
  2. adjective In chemistry, having a pH greater than 7; alkaline.
  3. noun (informal, plural: basics) The essential items or facts needed for something.

core — full definition

  1. noun The central or most essential part of something.
  2. noun The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
  3. adj Forming the most important or fundamental part of something.
  4. verb To remove the core from a piece of fruit.

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