foundation
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faƊn
fawn
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ˈdeÉĒ
dei
tion
ʃən
shēn
/faƊnˈdeÉĒʃən/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "foundation"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĢāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āĻļāύ, āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āφāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āϏ

a substance in the form of cream, powder, or liquid applied to facial skin to cover imperfections and prepare it for other cosmetics
foundation definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foundation cream provided full coverage, hiding acne scars and blemishes effectively.
āĻĢāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āĻļāύ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧇āϜ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻŦā§āϰāĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ, āφāϧāĻžāϰ

a hard layer of cement, stone, etc. that serves as the underground support of a building
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The historic lighthouse stood firm atop its rocky foundation, weathering centuries of storms.
āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§€āϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ, āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ

an organization established with a specific mission or purpose, often dedicated to charitable, educational, cultural, or research activities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She works for a foundation that provides scholarships to underprivileged students.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āĻļāύ-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻŦāĻžā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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the act of establishing, starting, or creating something for the first time

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She oversaw the foundation of a new community center.
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a woman's undergarment designed to shape or support the body

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Modern foundations come in various types, including corsets and shapewear.
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āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ, āφāϧāĻžāϰ

the core principles or base upon which something is started, developed, calculated, or explained
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The educational foundation of the curriculum emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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instruction or education in the fundamental principles of a field of knowledge

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The program provides a foundation in computer science for beginners.

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