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foundation

noun
/ˌfaʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃən/US/ˌfæʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ~ *dʰubʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗnder. Proto-Italic *funðos Latin fundus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fundātiōder. Old French fondacionbor. Middle English foundacioun English foundation From Middle English foundacioun, fundacioun, from Old French fondacion, from Latin fundātiō (“founding, foundation”).

  1. derived from fundātiō — “founding, foundation”
  2. derived from fondacion
  3. inherited from foundacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

    • The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

  2. That upon which anything is founded

    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.

  3. The result of the work to begin something

    The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

    • The implication is that the Gandhian model of growth is possible, now that Nehru's investment strategy had already laid a strong foundation for economic growth.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to…

      In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.

    2. The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing…

      The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

      • The foundations of this construction have been laid out.
      • “Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.

    3. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a…

      A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.

    4. That which is founded, or established by endowment

      That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

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    5. Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color…

      Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

    6. A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at foundation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at foundation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at foundation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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