fundamental

Pronunciation: /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
  2. noun the lowest tone of a harmonic series
  3. adjective serving as an essential component

Etymology

From Late Latin fundamentālis, from Latin fundamentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the foundation (of something), to found”), from fundus (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

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