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foundation n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
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foundation n. an institution supported by an endowment
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foundation n. [
base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure] lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
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foundation n. [
grounding] education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
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foundation n. [
basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone] the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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