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fun⋅da⋅ment

  [fuhn-duh-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the buttocks.
2. the anus.
3. a base or basic principle; underlying part; foundation.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L fundāmentum foundation; r. ME fondement < OF. See found 2 , -ment
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fun·da·ment   (fŭn'də-mənt)   
n.  

    1. The buttocks.

    2. The anus.

  2. The natural features of a land surface unaltered by humans.

  3. A foundation, as of a building.

  4. An underlying theoretical basis or principle: "All neighbor states ... must revise ... their policy fundaments" (C.L. Sulzberger).


[Middle English foundement, from Old French fondement, from Latin fundāmentum, from fundāre, to lay the foundation, from fundus, bottom.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

fundament 
1297, "buttocks, anus," from L. fundamentum, from fundare "to found" (see found (1)). So called because it is where one sits.
"Alle þe filþ of his magh ['maw'] salle breste out atte his fondament for drede." ["Cursor Mundi," c.1340]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fun·da·ment
Pronunciation: 'f&n-d&-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : BUTTOCKS
2 : ANUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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fundament fun·da·ment (fŭn'də-mənt)
n.
See anus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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