FOUNDATION

(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult", "the foundation of a new scientific society"
synonyms : creation , founding , initiation , innovation , instauration , institution , introduction , origination
(noun) lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a base of solid rock", "he stood at the foot of the tower"
synonyms : base , foot , fundament , groundwork , substructure , understructure
(noun) a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
synonyms : foundation garment
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
synonyms : base , basis , cornerstone , fundament , groundwork
(noun) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
"he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study", "a good grounding in mathematics"
synonyms : grounding
(noun) an institution supported by an endowment
(noun) the basis on which something is grounded
"there is little foundation for his objections"

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