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Noun: foundation fawn'deyshun- The basis on which something is grounded
"there is little foundation for his objections" - An institution supported by an endowment
- Lowest support of a structure
- base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure - Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
"he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study" - grounding - The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone - A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- foundation garment - The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
"the foundation of a new scientific society" - initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
Derived forms: foundations See also: found Type of: assumption, beginning, commencement, education, financial institution, financial organisation [Brit], financial organization, relation, start, support, supposal, supposition, undergarment, unmentionable Part of: construction, explanation, structure Encyclopedia: Foundation |