| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | foun·da·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  foun-d  sh n |
| NOUN: | 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. 3a. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment. b. An institution founded and supported by an endowment. 4. A foundation garment. 5. A cosmetic base. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English fundacioun, from Latin fundti , fundtin-, from fundtus, past participle of fundre, to lay the groundwork for. See found1. | | OTHER FORMS: | foun·dation·al —ADJECTIVE
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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