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foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
Synonyms: grounding,
Examples:
He lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study.
foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
lowest support of a structure
Synonyms: base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure,
foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Synonyms: foundation garment,
foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork,
foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Synonyms: creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination,
Examples:
The foundation of a new scientific society.
foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
an institution supported by an endowment
foundation
noun(foun-da-tion)
the basis on which something is grounded
Examples:
There is little foundation for his objections.

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