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Definition of Foundation

Foundation
Foundation Foun*da"tion, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See Found to establish.] 1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. 2. 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; groundwork; basis. Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley. 3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. --Macaulay. 5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton. Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n. Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc. Foundation school, in England, an endowed school. To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college.

Meaning of Foundation from wikipedia

- Foundation may refer to: Foundation series, a series of science fiction books by Isaac Asimov Foundation (Isaac Asimov novel), the first book in the...
- The Mozilla Foundation (stylized as moz://a) is a non-profit organization that exists to support and collectively lead the open source Mozilla project...
- nearly thirty years, the series was a trilogy: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. It won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time...
- The Shirley Foundation, based in the United Kingdom, was established in 1996 by Dame Stephanie Shirley, who gave a substantial endowment to establish a...
- Isha Foundation is a non-profit, spiritual organization founded in 1992 by Sadhguru. It is based at the Isha Yoga Center near Coimbatore, India. The foundation...
- SCP Foundation is a fictional organization do****ented by the web-based collaborative fiction project of the same name. In universe, the SCP Foundation is...
- A deep foundation is a type of foundation that transfers building loads to the earth ****her down from the surface than a shallow foundation does to...
- A shallow foundation is a type of building foundation that transfers building loads to the earth very near to the surface, rather than to a subsurface...
- The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF, or simply Wikimedia) is an American non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California...
- groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP) and its regional operating subsidiaries; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and the regional...
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