foundation

noun

1.
the basis on which something is grounded
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found
2.
an institution supported by an endowment
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found
4.
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
5.
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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found
6.
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body