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foundation
/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
noun
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
"The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty."
Similar: establishment
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.
Similar: basis, groundwork
The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
Similar: groundwork, platform, stage
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