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noun

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

   Example: The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

   Synonyms:establishment
   Antonyms:abolitiondissolutionruination

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; underbuilding.

   Synonyms:basisgroundwork

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

   Synonyms:groundworkplatformstage

4. 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.