Foundation

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Foundation commonly refers to:

• Foundation (engineering), the lowest and supporting layer of a structure
• Foundation (non-profit), a type of organization

Foundation may also refer to:

Contents

• 1 Literature
• 2 Music
• 3 Academics
• 4 Other uses

Literature

• Foundation series, a series of science fiction books by Isaac Asimov
  • Foundation (novel), the first book in the series
• Foundation – The International Review of Science Fiction, a literary journal
• Foundation (b-boy book), by Joseph G. Schloss
• Foundation, a novel by Mercedes Lackey in the Collegium Chronicles series

Etymology

From Latin fundātiō.

Noun

foundation (plural foundations)

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 on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis; underbuilding.
3. (architecture) 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.

4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

   The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wiktionary collaborative project.

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

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