foundation

definition: the act of starting something for the first time

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speech part: noun

synonyms: initiation

definition: lowest support of a structure

example:

speech part: noun

synonyms: foot groundwork base fundament substructure understructure

definition: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

example:

speech part: noun

synonyms: foundation garment

definition: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

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speech part: noun

synonyms: base groundwork cornerstone fundament basis

definition: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

example: They lack the foundation necessary for advanced study.

speech part: noun

synonyms: grounding

definition: an institution supported by an endowment

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speech part: noun

synonyms:

definition: the basis on which something is grounded

example: There is little foundation for these objections.

speech part: noun

synonyms:

foundation is explained and pronounced