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foundations
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.
foundations
noun(foun-da-tion)lowest support of a structure
foundations
noun(foun-da-tion)a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Synonyms: foundation garment,
foundations
noun(foun-da-tion)the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
foundations
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.
foundations
noun(foun-da-tion)an institution supported by an endowment
foundations
noun(foun-da-tion)the basis on which something is grounded
Examples:
There is little foundation for his objections.