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KK Pronunciation

〔 faUnˋdeʃәn 〕

Pronunciation

〔 faunˊdeiʃәn 〕


Overview of noun foundation

The noun foundation has 7 senses


  • foundation -- (the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections")

  • foundation -- (an institution supported by an endowment)

  • foundation, 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")

  • foundation, 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")

  • basis, base, foundation, 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")

  • foundation garment, foundation -- (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)

  • initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration -- (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")