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How do you spell Fundamental?

Correct spelling

fundamental

FUNDAMENT + AL. A not E in the middle.

Why is fundamental spelled this way?

From Latin fundamentum, a foundation. FUNDUS (bottom). Something fundamental belongs to the foundation — the bottom layer upon which everything else is built.

Common misspellings of fundamental

fundementalfundamantalfudamentalfundamentle

Example

This is a fundamental principle of physics.

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