Also means
essentially
Usage Note
Fondamentalmente is a high-register adverb used to frame a core truth or simplify a complex point: fondamentalmente hai ragione ('you are fundamentally right'). It is longer and slightly more formal than essenzialmente or the phrase in sostanza.
Examples
"Fondamentalmente, il problema è di comunicazione."
Natural Translation
Fundamentally, the problem is one of communication.

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