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1. Foundation
   [Brand Nubian album] Chris "CL" Liggio Swayde Puma DJ Alamo O.Gee/DJ Ogee Foundation is the fourth release from Hip Hop group Brand Nubian. The album marked the reunion of the four original members, Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar and DJ Alamo, who hadn`t released an album together since the...
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2. Foundation
   [evidence] In law, a foundation is sufficient preliminary evidence of the authenticity and relevance for the admission of material evidence in the form of exhibits or testimony of witnesses. Material evidence is important evidence that may serve to determine the outcome of a case. Exhibits i...
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3. Foundation
   [engineering] A foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure. Foundations are generally divided into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations. ==Foundation types== ===Shallow foundations=== Shallow foundations, often called footings, are usually embedded about...
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4. Foundation
   [non-profit] A foundation (also a charitable foundation) is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes. This type of non-profit organization dif...
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5. foundation
   [Noun] The beginning of an organisation or service.
   Example: The NHS has offered free health care since its foundation after World War II.
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6. foundation
   [n] - the basis on which something is grounded 2. [n] - an institution supported by an endowment 3. [n] - education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge 4. [n] - lowest support of a structure
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7. Foundation
   (Type of School) At foundation schools the governing body is the employer and the admissions authority. The school's land and buildings are either owned by the governing body or by a charitable foundation.
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8. Foundation
   The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction.
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9. Foundation
   The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction
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10. Foundation
    That part of the structure that transmits building loads below ground level (concrete block, pile strip foundation).
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11. foundation
    a body administering funds provided for social or philanthropic purposes Category: Commerce - movement of goods • a structure set in the ground provided as the base of a tower and to fix it in the ground Category: Building industry • the supporting part of a wall or structure...
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12. Foundation
    The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction, or below grade, including the footings.
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13. Foundation
    Foun·da'tion noun [ French fondation , Latin 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 s...
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14. foundation
    A base; a supporting structure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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15. foundation
    base 1 fundament noun lowest support of a structure; `it was built on a base of solid rock`; `he stood at the foot of the tower`
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16. foundation
    noun an institution supported by an endowment
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17. foundation
    noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; `he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study`; `a good grounding in mathematics`
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18. Foundation
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. • (n.) A donation or legacy appropr...
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19. foundation
    (from the article `business organization`) ...as American mutual funds; the Massachusetts business trust (now little used but providing a means of limiting the liability of participants in a ...
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20. foundation
    (from the article `bridge`) ...undergoes horizontal compression on the top. At the same time, the bottom of the beam is subjected to horizontal tension. The supports carry the ... ...spacing of the two chords at the support, yet structurally the towers serve no purpose; the lower chord of the arch is actually hinged at the ... All fo...
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21. foundation
    (from the article `cosmetic`) The classic foundation is vanishing cream, which is essentially an oil-in-water emulsion that contains about 15 percent stearic acid (a solid fatty ...
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22. Foundation
    [novel] Foundation is the first book in Isaac Asimov`s Foundation Trilogy (later expanded into The Foundation Series). Foundation is a collection of five short stories, which were first published together as a book by Gnome Press in 1951. Together, they form a single plot. Foundation saw mul...
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23. Foundation
    Foundation commonly refers to: Foundation may also refer to: ==Literature== ==Music== ==Academics== ==Other uses== ...
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24. Foundation
    - The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction, or below grade, including the footings.
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25. foundation
    
    • the basis on which something is grounded
    • an institution supported by an endowment
    • the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation
    • lowest support of a structure
    • a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
    • starting something for the first time
    
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