fundament

[ fuhn-duh-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the buttocks.

  2. the anus.

  1. a base or basic principle; underlying part; foundation.

Origin of fundament

1
1250–1300; <Latin fundāmentum foundation; replacing Middle English fondement<Old French. See found1, -ment

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British Dictionary definitions for fundament

fundament

/ (ˈfʌndəmənt) /


noun
  1. euphemistic, or facetious the buttocks

  2. the natural features of the earth's surface, unaltered by man

  1. a base or foundation, esp of a building

  2. a theory, principle, or underlying basis

Origin of fundament

1
C13: from Latin fundāmentum foundation, from fundāre to found ²

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