Foundations Meaning and Definition


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Foundations meaning

Word: Foundations

How to pronounce: faʊnˈdeɪʃn

Noun

Definitions:

1. The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

Example sentences: "Foundations were being dug for a block of flats"

2. An underlying basis or principle.

Example sentences: "This idea is the foundation of all modern economics"

3. The action of establishing an institution or organization.

Example sentences: "The foundation of a civil service college"


Synonyms:

footing

ground

underpinning

foundation bed

framework

grounding

fund

institution

institute

base

basis

groundwork

ground work

fundament

root

substructure

warp

understructure

creation

establishment

introduction

initiation

origination

cornerstone

bedrock

keystone

foot

bottom


Antonyms:

top


Derivations:

founder

founding

Foundationer

founded


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Foundations in Other Languages...

Spanish: Fundación

German: Grundfesten

French: Fondation

Italian: Fondazione

Turkish: Kurum


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