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▸ adjective:  Not foundational.

Similar:
nonfundamental, unfundamental, nondefinitional, nondoctrinal, nonderivational, nonsubstantive, non-creedal, nonpropositional, nonmetaphysical, nonontological, more...

Opposite:
foundational, fundamental, basic, essential, core

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Similar:
nonfundamental, unfundamental, nondefinitional, nondoctrinal, nonderivational, nonsubstantive, non-creedal, nonpropositional, nonmetaphysical, nonontological, more...

Opposite:
foundational, fundamental, basic, essential, core



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