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foun⋅da⋅tion

  [foun-dey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
2. the natural or prepared ground or base on which some structure rests.
3. the lowest division of a building, wall, or the like, usually of masonry and partly or wholly below the surface of the ground.
4. the act of founding, setting up, establishing, etc.: a policy in effect since the foundation.
5. the state of being founded.
6. an institution financed by a donation or legacy to aid research, education, the arts, etc.: the Ford Foundation.
7. an endowment for such an institution.
8. a cosmetic, as a cream or liquid, used as a base for facial makeup.
9. foundation garment.
10. Solitaire. a card of given denomination on which other cards are to be added according to denomination or suit.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME foundacioun < L fundātiōn- (s. of fundātiō), equiv. to fundāt(us) (ptp. of fundāre; see found 2 ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
foun⋅da⋅tion⋅al, adjective
foun⋅da⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
foun⋅da⋅tion⋅ar⋅y, adjective

Synonyms:
2. See base 1 . 2, 3. footing. 4, 5. establishment, settlement.

Antonyms:
2, 3. superstructure.
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foundation garment

 
–noun
an undergarment, as a girdle or corset, worn by women to support or give shape to the contours of the body.
Also called foundation.

Origin:
1925–30
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foun·da·tion   (foun-dā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported. See Synonyms at base1.
    1. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.
    2. An institution founded and supported by an endowment.
  4. A foundation garment.
  5. A cosmetic base.

[Middle English fundacioun, from Latin fundātiō, fundātiōn-, from fundātus, past participle of fundāre, to lay the groundwork for; see found1.]
foun·da'tion·al adj.
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