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fundamental +‎ -ness

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fundamentalness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being fundamental; essential importance.
    • 1996, John Lofland, Social Movement Organizations: Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities:
      At a similar level of fundamentalness or "broadness" is the question of whether to adopt strategies that are overt versus covert.

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