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								the basis on which something is grounded there is little foundation for his objections
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								an institution supported by an endowment
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								the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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								lowest support of a structure
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								education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
 he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
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								a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
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								the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
 the foundation of a new scientific society
 
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