fundament
Americannoun
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the buttocks.
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the anus.
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a base or basic principle; underlying part; foundation.
noun
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euphemistic the buttocks
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the natural features of the earth's surface, unaltered by man
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a base or foundation, esp of a building
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a theory, principle, or underlying basis
Etymology
Origin of fundament
1250–1300; < Latin fundāmentum foundation; replacing Middle English fondement < Old French. See found 1, -ment
Example Sentences
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And fundament is an old euphemism for “buttocks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Stevo Pendarovski, president of North Macedonia, called peace “the fundament of everything.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
The Princeton-based composer, 32, collapses perceptions between East and West, electronic and acoustic, fundament and future.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2022
It is not only a vector by which “religion” enters public discourse, but a crucial means by which we identify and measure the merits of “religion”: a corrosive fundament, a wince-inducing distraction, a necessary corrective.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2013
Titian prepared his pictures with a solid stratum of pigment, which served as a bed or fundament, upon which to return frequently.
From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton
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