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foundation
  1. 1 foundation, base, basis
  2. 2 from the beginning, from the outset, by nature — often in negative contexts
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • The foundation is bedded in concrete.

  • This house has a solid foundation.

  • The house was undermined by the flood.

  • Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue.

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