foundation

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/, [faʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃn̩]

Noun

foundation

1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

   Synonyms: establishment

   Antonyms: abolition, dissolution, ruination

   The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.

   Synonyms: groundwork, basis

3. (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

   Synonyms: groundwork, platform, stage

   • 2006, K P Yadav, Economic Planning And Restructuring, Sarup & Sons ISBN 9788176256285, page 44

     The implication is that the Gandhian model of growth is possible, now that Nehru's investment strategy had already laid a strong foundation for economic growth.

4. (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
5. (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

   Synonyms: base, groundwall

   The foundations of this construction have been laid out.

6. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
7. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

   The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wiktionary collaborative project.

8. (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
9. A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.

Translations

• French: fondation
• German: Gründung
• Italian: fondazione
• Portuguese: fundação
• Russian: основа́ние
• Spanish: fundación

Translations

• French: fondation, fondement
• German: Grundlage
• Italian: fondamenta
• Portuguese: fundação, base, fundamento, alicerce
• Russian: фунда́мент
• Spanish: cimiento

Translations

• French: fondation
• German: Fundament, Gründung
• Italian: fondazione
• Portuguese: base
• Russian: цо́коль
• Spanish: cimiento

Translations

• French: fondation
• Portuguese: dote
• Russian: фонд

Translations

• German: Stiftung
• Portuguese: fundação
• Russian: фонд
• Spanish: fundación

Translations

• French: fond de teint
• German: Foundation
• Portuguese: base
• Russian: тона́льный крем
• Spanish: base

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