Foundation

Definitions: Foundation

Foundation

Noun

1. The basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections".

2. An institution supported by an endowment.

3. The fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture".

4. Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower".

5. A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body.

6. Starting something for the first time.

Date "foundation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, noun. [French expression fondation, from Latin expression fundatio. See Found to establish.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Computing	Foundation The axiom of foundation states that the membership relation is well founded, i.e. that any non-empty collection Y of sets has a member y which is disjoint from Y. This rules out sets which contain themselves (directly or indirectly). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Building	Lower parts of walls on which the structure is built. Foundation walls of masonry or concrete are mainly below ground level. (references)
Building & Civil Engineering	The supporting part of a wall or structure usu. below ground level and including footings: the whole mansonry substructure of a building. Source: European Union. (references)
	A structure set in the ground provided as the base of a tower and to fix it in the ground. Source: European Union. (references)
Business	A body administering funds provided for social or philanthropic purposes. Source: European Union. (references)
Energy	The supportive structure of a building. (references)
Mining	A. The lower, supporting part of an engineering structure, transmitting the weight of the structure and its included loads to the underlying soil or rock material. It is usually below ground level b. A term that is sometimes applied to the upper part of the soil or rock mass in contact with, and supporting the loads of, an engineering structure; the subsoil c. Mid. The shafts, machinery, building, railways, workshop, etc., of a mine, commonly called a plant. d. The ground upon which a structure or substructure is supported e. The lower part of a structure that transmits the load to the earth f. The base and/or the underlying support, either natural or artificial, on which a building, dam, or other structure is constructed. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Generally speaking a foundation is a philanthropic non-profit organization, set up either by individuals or institutions, with the purpose of distributing grants to worthy causes, similar to charitable trusts or to maintain a facility or preserve some heritage. Sometimes they give out money and some foundations seek charitable donations to support their purposes.

In civil law jurisdictions the foundation finds its source in institutions of medieval times when a patron would establish a foundation to endow a monastery or other religious institution in perpetuity. The foundation has a distinct patrimony independent of its founder and if it is not a moral person it is considered to be a social trust.

List of a few North American Foundations

Apache Software Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Canada
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Esperantic Studies Foundation
Free Software Foundation
International Healing Foundation
James Randi Educational Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Science Foundation Network
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Soros Foundation
Sealy and Smith Foundation
United Nations Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation

External link

The Foundation Center, a Clearinghouse of Information on the approximatly 25,000 U.S. Foundations

In architecture, the foundation of a building is the portion of its structure that serves to transfer the weight of the building into the ground itself. Most foundations extend underground, and the foundations of large buildings often penetrate the bedrock.

Foundation can also mean NeXT's Foundation Kit, described in the OpenStep specification.

Foundation is also a book written by Isaac Asimov, see: Foundation (novel).

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FORTH	English	Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas	Computing, Post & Telecom
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Foundation

Synonyms: base (n), basis (n), cornerstone (n), creation (n), foot (n), foundation garment (n), founding (n), fundament (n), groundwork (n), initiation (n), instauration (n), institution (n), origination (n), substructure (n), understructure (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Base	Noun: base, basement; plinth, dado, wainscot; baseboard, mopboard; bedrock, hardpan; foundation; (support); substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck; footing, ground work, basis; hold, bilge.
Cause	Verb: be the cause; n of; originate; give origin to, give rise, to, give occasion to; cause, occasion, sow the seeds of, kindle, suscitate; bring on, bring to bring pass, bring about; produce; create; set up, set afloat, set on foot; found, broach, institute, lay the foundation of; lie at the root of.
	Noun: cause, origin, source, principle, element; occasioner, prime mover, primum mobile; vera causa; author; (producer); mainspring; agent; leaven; groundwork, foundation; (support).
Pitfall	Noun: rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken rocks, snags; sands, quicksands; syrt, syrtis; Goodwin sands, sandy foundation; slippery ground; breakers, shoals, shallows, bank, shelf, flat, lee shore, ironbound coast; rock ahead, breakers ahead.
Preparation	Groundwork, first stone, cradle, stepping-stone; foundation, scaffold; (support); scaffolding, echafaudage.
Stability	Establishment, fixture; rock, pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, Ethiopia's skin.
Support	Noun: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib; point d'appui, gr/pou sto/gr, purchase footing, hold, locus standi; landing place, landing stage; stage, platform; block; rest, resting place; groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention; floor; (basement).
Unsubstantiality	Adjective: unsubstantial; baseless, groundless; ungrounded; without foundation, having no foundation.
Untruth	Adjective: untrue, false, phony, trumped up; void of foundation, without-foundation; fictive, far from the truth, false as dicer's oaths; unfounded, ben trovato, invented, fabulous, fabricated, forged; fictitious, factitious, supposititious, surreptitious; elusory, illusory; ironical; soi-disant; (misnamed).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	The demolitions committee of Project Mayhem wrapped the foundation columns of a dozen buildings with blasting gelatin. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) When all the world will little note, nor longer remember what we have done today in these hallowed halls, I tell you this with no degree of uncertainty that forms filed in triplicate are the very foundation of democracy. (The Invisible Man; writing credit: Craig Silverstein; Jonathan Glassner) The foundation of such a method is love. (Twin Peaks; writing credit: G. William Jones) Obviously the whole frienship thing, the foundation, it's all solid (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright) Remember, girls, as soon as there's a break, bring me my foundation! (Sa tree lex; writing credit: Sabrina Dhawan)
Lyrics	A Place In The Clouds, A Foundation Of Stone (Wide Open Spaces; performing artist: DIXIE CHICKS) With no foundation (East Of Anywhere; performing artist: Mya)
Clever	The foundation of relationships is based on the premise of mutual purpose. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Lost and Foundation (1970) Cerebral Palsey Foundation (1953) Her Majesty the Queen Arriving at South Kensington on the Occasion of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Victoria & Albert Museum (1899) Watch the K Foundation Burn a Million Quid (1995) The Foundation (1977)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Japan Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Toyo Asano Foundation Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Cell Adhesion Molecules: Cellular Recognition Mechanisms (Pezcoller Foundation Symposia, 4) (reference) Cell Fusion (Ciba Foundation Symposium, No 103) (reference) Basement Membranes and Cell Movement (Ciba Foundation Symposium 108) (reference) Cell Movement and Neoplasia. Ed by M. De Brabander. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting Held at Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium, May 1979 (reference) Stem Cell Transplantation and Tissue Engineering (Ernst Schering Research Foundation Workshop, 35) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Annual Report Of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (reference) Ashp Foundation News (reference) Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Vancouver- Lower Mainland Chapter Membership (reference) Carnegie Foundation For The Advancement Of Teaching Annual Report (reference) Foundation (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Evolution The Foundation For Communism (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Voices of Hope: Sabera Foundation (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Borland JBuilder 4.0 Foundation (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Sidney Farber, M.D. - founder of Children's Hospital Cancer Research Foundation in the 1950's and 1960's. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		In 1947 the children's hospital cancer research foundation in Boston was the precursor of Dana Farber Cancer Center. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
	Planting "homegrown" wild celery plants as part of Chesapeake Bay Foundation "Bay Grasses for the Masses.". Credit: America's Coastlines.		National Science Foundation helicopter approaching the NATHANIEL B. PALMER during a resupply mission near McMurdo Sound, Ross Island. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	Antarctic headquarters of the National Science Foundation at McMurdo Sound. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Adelie penguin posing in front of the National Science Foundation Research Ice Breaker NATHANIEL B. PALMER. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	Bow shot of National Science Foundation, Research Ice Breaker NATHANIEL B. PALMER during a stop in the sea ice for sea ice sampling. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		The National Science Foundation, Research Ice Breaker NATHANIEL B. PALMER during a stop in the sea ice for sea ice sampling. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	An upward-looking RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Meter being deployed from the fantail of the National Science Foundation, Research Ice Breaker, NATHANIEL B. PALMER. The Ross Ice Shelf is in the background. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Foundation of abandoned mine works building at AML Poorman Mine, Vale District, Oregon. Credit: John Craig.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	Lots of arpeggiated chords and a solid electric bass foundation.
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Author	Quotation
Charlotte Bronte	If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
Edmund Burke	Good order is the foundation of all great things.
Francis Bacon	Consistency is the foundation of virtue.
Gibbon	Agriculture is the foundation of manufactures, since the productions of nature are the materials of art.
Henry David Thoreau	Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
James Russell Lowell	Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu	A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.
Marcus T. Cicero	The foundation of justice is good faith.
Thomas p Kempis	The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	Nor let any one think, this lays a perpetual foundation for disorder; for this operates not, till the inconveniency is so great, that the majority feel it, and are weary of it, and find a necessity to have it amended. (Second Treatise of Government)
US Declaration of Independence	1776	That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. (reference)
Marbury v. Madison	1803	This doctrine would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions. (reference)
Communist Manifesto	1848	On what foundation is the present family, the bourgeois family, based? On capital, on private gain. (reference)
Brown v. Board of Education	1954	It is the very foundation of good citizenship. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	He complains that the gutter of the next house when it rains throws water upon his house, and is undermining the foundation.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	A sentimental reformer in architecture, he began at the cornice, not at the foundation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The Simon Foundation for ContinenceP. (references)
		A publication of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. (references)
		The goals of the National Marfan Foundation are briefly described. (references)
Business		Productive long-term business relationships are built on a foundation of honesty and mutual respect. (references)
		Furthermore, the steps taken now can lead to a more solid foundation for sustainable economic growth. (references)
		U.S. companies are preferred for projects financed by ECOFUND foundation, (debt-for-environment swap). (references)
Children	Hungary	The Roma Civic Rights Foundation found that there were 132 segregated schools throughout the country. (references)
	Peru	Some private companies have initiated programs to hire and train persons with disabilities, and a private foundation provides small loans to persons with disabilities to start up businesses. (references)
	Mexico	Nine years of education are compulsory, and parents are legally liable for their children's attendance; however, SEP and the Sierra Neighborhood Foundation have maintained that only approximately 30 percent of youths between 15 and 20 years of age attend school. (references)
Civil Liberties	Nicaragua	Following Assembly approval, a church must register with the Ministry of Government as an association or a foundation. (references)
	Mexico	The Manuel Buendia Foundation, one of the NGO's, concluded that the vast majority of acts were intended to intimidate. (references)
	Morocco	The ban was lifted when the King invited him to appear in a public service advertisement for the Mohammed V Foundation. (references)
Economic History	Uzbekistan	Minerals and mining are another foundation of Uzbekistan's economy. (references)
	Switzerland	The Swiss constitution provides the foundation for agricultural policy. (references)
	Hungary	These renounce all outstanding territorial claims and lay the foundation for constructive relations. (references)
Human Rights	Colombia	The Free Country Foundation reported that 98 persons died in captivity during the year. (references)
	Zimbabwe	Litigants in civil cases can request legal assistance from the NGO Legal Resources Foundation. (references)
	Iran	The 15 Khordad Foundation raised the bounty it earlier had established for the murder of Rushdie. (references)
Indigenous People	Brazil	The National Indian Foundation is responsible for the coordination and implementation of indigenous policies. (references)
	Australia	Upon its expiration in December 2000, the Council was replaced by Reconciliation Australia, Ltd., a private foundation with government funding, which is charged with continuing the Council's work. (references)
	Brazil	Preliminary information indicates that there have been significant advances in indigenous health since the Ministry of Health's National Health Foundation (FUNASA) became involved in providing health care to indigenous populations. (references)
Minorities	Spain	A 1998 study by the Foessa Foundation found that Roma occupied the majority of the country's substandard housing units. (references)
	Albania	The Soros Foundation supported various initiatives sponsored by the Association Amaro Drom, particularly in the field of education. (references)
	Switzerland	In June the Federal Council granted $2.3 million (4 million Swiss francs) to the National Science Foundation to undertake research on rightwing extremist groups. (references)
Political Economy	Israel	The U.S.-Israel Education Foundation (USIEF) sponsors educational and cultural programs. (references)
	Costa Rica	The lack of a political foundation for foreign investment in restricted sectors raises real risks for potential investors. (references)
	Ireland	In 1997, for the first time since the foundation of the Republic of Ireland, an elected Sinn Fein Deputy took a seat in the Dail. (references)
Political Rights	Pakistan	The Musharraf Government pledged to return the country to a democracy; however, President Musharraf stressed his priority first to build a strong economic and political foundation in order to avert another bout of "sham" democracy. (references)
	Zimbabwe	In September government officials refused to meet in the country with a two-person team from the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), an NGO, to lay the groundwork for an election observation effort in the run-up to the presidential election expected in 2002. The team was asked to leave early by the Government. (references)
	Hong Kong	A provisional legislature, appointed by the same 400-member committee that appointed the Chief Executive, served from July 1, 1997, until June 30, 1998. Although the Provisional Legislature included 33 of 34 legislators from the 1995 Legislative Council who sought inclusion, the Democratic Party and several independents declined to seek seats in what they deemed an illegitimate body, which they claimed lacked a legal foundation and transparency, and excluded groups, parties, and individuals critical of China. (references)
Trade	Armenia	The Lincy Foundation has begun funding loans under its $100 million Entrepreneurial Lending Program. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	A number of economic and policy reforms are underway that will lay the foundation for a better climate conducive to foreign enterprises. (references)
	Armenia	The funds contributed by the Lincy Foundation are no-interest loans to the Central Bank of Armenia, which then loans these funds to local Armenian banks at a 3% per year interest rate. (references)
Travel	Mexico	The American School Foundation, a large school (2,500 students) accredited by the U.S. Southern Association of College and Schools (K-12). (references)
Women	Bangladesh	Two NGO's lead the effort to counter acid violence: Naripokhkho ("Pro-Woman") and the Acid Survivors' Foundation. (references)
	Mexico	The Fundemos Foundation in Guadalajara promotes legal reforms to protect victims of domestic violence and participates in the state coordinating body for women's organizations. (references)
Worker Rights	Brazil	The Foundation also fosters prochild initiatives through its awards to organizations, journalists, and mayors. (references)
	Pakistan	The Child Care Foundation of Pakistan, a national NGO, was established in 1996 with support from the Ministry of Commerce. (references)
	Germany	The Government and German companies will each contribute $2.3 billion (DM 5 billion) to the foundation, which is established under German law. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means that some have the right to prevent others from living; for the right to own implies the right exclusively to occupy; and in fact laws of trespass are enacted wherever property in land is recognized. It follows that if the whole area of terra firma is owned by A, B and C, there will be no place for D, E, F and G to be born, or, born as trespassers, to exist. A life on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep, For the spark the nature gave I have there the right to keep. They give me the cat-o'-nine Whenever I go ashore. Then ho! for the flashing brine -- I'm a natural commodore! Dodle
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Chuck Hagel	Well, that objective is noble and right, and we should always as this country has always stood for human dignity and human rights. And that is the foundation of who we are as a people and is the foundation of our foreign policy.
Louise Ashby	Resmash all the bones, and then he basically has to rebuild the foundation. And he knows it's not going to be one surgery.
Mary Tyler Moore	I'm Mary Tyler Moore. We at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation are dedicated to finding a cure.
Priscilla Presley	The Dream Foundation is equivalent to the Make-A-Wish foundation for children, only this is for terminally ill adults.
Rush Limbaugh	Our belief is that history and facts are the best foundation on which to build anything, whether a belief, a philosophy, or a principle.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	This foundation would have the advantage of being independent of war, which may suspend other improvements by requiring for its own purposes the resources destined for them.
James Monroe	1817-1825	WRT the other act alleged, that this Government had tolerated or protected an expedition against Texas, it is utterly without foundation.
Franklin Pierce	1853-1857	But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom.
Rutherford Hayes	1877-1881	Resting upon this sure and substantial foundation, the superstructure of beneficent local governments can be built up, and not otherwise.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	Ours is a progressive people, but with a determination that progress must be based upon the foundation of experience.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	On the domestic scene, as well as on the international scene, we must lay a new and better foundation for cooperation.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	To help promote and honor creative achievements, I will propose a National Foundation on the Arts.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Together, we build the foundation for a government that works, and works for people.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	All the people of the Middle East should know that in the year ahead we will not flag in our efforts to build on that foundation to bring them the blessings of peace.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Families are the foundation of American life.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Foundation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.19% of the time. "Foundation" is used about 3,736 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	97.19%	3,631	2,677
Noun (common)	2.62%	98	33,072
Noun (proper)	0.19%	7	133,076
Total	100.00%	3,736	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "foundation".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Tob-adonijah	N/A	Biblical	The goodness of the foundation of the Lord
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "foundation": Arthritis Foundation Aspirin ♦ Arthritis Foundation Aspirin Free ♦ Arthritis Foundation Ibuprofen ♦ Arthritis Foundation Nighttime ♦ Arthritis Foundation Pain Reliever [OTC] ♦ be on the foundation ♦ deed of foundation ♦ denture foundation ♦ electronic Frontier Foundation ♦ Ford Foundation ♦ foundation bar ♦ foundation course ♦ foundation cream ♦ foundation garment ♦ foundation lace ♦ foundation mat ♦ foundation member ♦ Foundation muslin ♦ foundation raft ♦ Foundation school ♦ foundation slab ♦ foundation stone ♦ free Software Foundation ♦ having no foundation ♦ Heritage Foundation ♦ James S. McDonnell Foundation ♦ Joint Diabetes Research Foundation International ♦ lay a foundation ♦ lay the foundation ♦ lay the foundation of ♦ lay the foundation stone ♦ laying of the foundation stone ♦ laying the foundation ♦ liability resulting from foundation ♦ mat foundation ♦ Microsoft Foundation Classes ♦ national Science Foundation ♦ national Science Foundation Network ♦ open Software Foundation ♦ philanthropic foundation ♦ pile foundation ♦ piled foundation ♦ private foundation ♦ raft foundation ♦ secure foundation ♦ telford foundation ♦ To be on a foundation ♦ To exhibit a foundation or prize ♦ without any foundation ♦ without foundation. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "foundation": foundation-and-powder, foundation-based, foundation-dates, foundation-laying, foundation-stone, foundation-traces, foundation-wear.
	Ending with "foundation": monastic-foundation, pre-foundation, re-foundation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "foundation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		agtergrond (background, bottom, ground). (various references)

Albanian		fund (back, base, bed, bottom, death, decease, decline, doom, end, ending, epilogue, extremity, finality, finish, foot, ground, Omega, petticoat, quietus, rock bottom, skirt, sole, stub, tag, tail, tailpiece, terminal, termination), themelim (constitution, establishment, floatation, flotation, founding, institution), themel (base, bedrock, footing, foundations, groundwork, juice, quiddity, radical, reason, substratum, substructure), mbështetje (adhesion, aegis, aliment, alimentation, alimony, backup, furtherance, pillar, promotion, purchase, recourse, stock, support, sustenance, sustention, tower), krijim (composition, creation, development, establishment, genesis, institution, making, progeniture), bazim, bazë (alkali, base, bases, basis, bedrock, bottom, evidence, grassroots, ground, groundwork, juice, radix, reason, score, seminal, substratum, substructure, ultimate). (various references)

Arabic		‏مؤسسة (establishment, firm, institute, institution), ‏قوام (basis, subsistence, substratum), ‏قاعدة أساس (base, basis, rule), ‏قاعدة (basis, fundament, precept, principle, rule, socle, standard), ‏تأسيس (establishment, foundress, incorporation, institution, promotion), ‏إنشاء (build up, copy, foundress, origination, promotion, setting up), ‏أساس (armature, base, basis, bottom, crux, footing, fundament, ground, grounding, grounds, pedestal, roadbed, rock, structure, subsoil, substratum, substructure). (various references)

Bulgarian		учредяване (constitution, erection, institution, organization), фундамент (base, bedding, substructure), фондация (endowment), основаване (establishment, institution), основание (basis, cause, ground, grounds, merits, occasion, reason, subject, warrant, warranty), основа (accidence, alkali, base, basis, bed, foot, footing, fundamental, grounding, groundwork, joint, lye, pedestal, radix, seat, seating, sole, staff, stem, substratum, substructure, theme, underpinning, warp, warp and woof), благотворителен фонд. (various references)

Chinese		阯 , 礎 (base), 基礎 (base, basis), 基础 (Basal, rudiment, rudiments), 基 (base, basic, radical), 柢 (root), 本 (basis, origin, root, roots or stems of plants, source, the current, this), 氐 (name of an ancient tribe, on the whole), � ��"� (according to, based on, basis), 依�"� (according to, basis). (various references)

Czech		zřízení (establishment, regime, the establishment), založení (birth, establishment, launching), základ (basis, ground-in, pedestal, principle, radical, radix, root, rudiment), ustavení, podklad (bed, Mount), nadace (endowment). (various references)

Danish		grund (bottom, ground). (various references)

Dutch		stichting, fundament (element). (various references)

Esperanto		fundo (bottom, ground), fundamento (element), fondaĵo. (various references)

Faeroese		støði (element, level), botnur (background, bottom, ground, soil), baksýni (background, bottom, ground), bak (back, bottom, ground). (various references)

Finnish		pohja (base, basis, bottom, ground, sole), säätiö (endowment), perustus (base, basis, groundwork), perusta (base, basis), alusta (base, basis, bed, bench, chassis, coaster, easel, mat, mount, stand, tressle, workbench). (various references)

French		fondation (fondament, fondement). (various references)

Frisian		boaiem (bottom, floor, ground). (various references)

German		fundament (base, element, footing, grounding, groundwork, seating), grundlage (base, basis, datum, element, fundamental, fundamentals, gist, groundwork, root position, scaffolding, substructure), gründung (birth, establishment, flotation, formation, founding, incorporation, launch, organization, setting up), stiftung (bequest, donation, endowment, establishment, institution), grund (account, bed, bottom, call, cause, causing, depths, earth, field, ground, grounds, land, matter, motive, occasion, reason, score, soil, subject, territorially). (various references)

Greek		ίδρυμα (establishment, institute, institution), θεμέλιο (base, ground work, groundwork, keystone, substructure), θεμελίωση (subgrade(U.S.A.)), ίδρυση (erection, establishment). (various references)

Hawaiian		fund (bottom, ground). (various references)

Hebrew		מוס�" (charity, establishment, institute, institution, organ), משתית (base), מס�" (basement, basis, pedestal, plinth), יסו�"�" (basis), תושבת (base, basis, chassis, pedestal, undercarriage), תשתית (base course, bed, subsoil), עקר (barren, basis, crux, doctrine, dogma, essence, futile, gist, impotent, infertile, main, nub, origin, pith, principle, quintessence, root, sterile, substance, tenet), אשי�" (chassis), א�"ן (base, footplate, pedestal, plinth, sleeper, socket of a column), כ� ון (erection, establishment, pointing a gun), �"תבססות (consolidation, substantiation), �"קמ�" (assembly, construction, erection, establishment, setting up), בסיס (base, basis, fundament, pedestal, plinth), בסוס (basing, consolidation, establishment, predication), רקע (background, milieu, setting, situation). (various references)

Hungarian		alja (bottom, ground), alapozás (bedding, coating, dead colour, ground, ground coat, grounding, groundwork, substructure, undercoat), alapítvány (endowment, fund), alap (base, basis, bedrock, bottom, cause, chief, claim, footing, foundations, fund, grounding, groundwork, main, Patten, principle, substrate, substructure). (various references)

Indonesian		fondamen, yayasan (establishment, institution), pembangunan (construction, development, erection), dasar (background, basis, bed, bottom, elementary, nature, principle, rudiment), asas (axiom, basis, principle), alas (base, coaster, covering, layer). (various references)

Italian		fondazione (establishment, flotation, founding), fondamento (base, bed, element, grounding). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		基礎 (basis), 基盤 (basis), � �� (basis). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ざい� �"ほうじ�", よりど�"ろ (authority, ground, grounds, something upon which to rely, support), �"�"てい (basis, root), �"�"�'�" (base, origin, principle, root, source), �"�"ぽ�" (base, origin, principle, root, source), �"�"きょ (basis), せつりつ (establishment, institution), ど� い (base, basis), うらづけ (backing, collateral, endorsement, guarantee, lining, proof, security, something lined, substantiation, support), きそ (basis, indictment, prosecution), そじ (diction, phraseology, wording), えい� �" (corporation, decisive judgement, resolution), ざい� �", たいそう (calisthenics, exaggerated, gymnastics, imperial funeral, Imperial mourning, leading figure, physical exercises, very fine, very much), きほ�" (basis, standard), きば�" (basis, circuit board, substrate), きぶ (base), そうけ�" (creation, establishment, general research, healthy, invention, observing a performance in a large group, originality, robust, sending the person accused to the prosecutor, shoulders, total research), きき�" (contribution, donation, famine, fund), したじ (aptitude, elementary knowledge of, first coat of plastering, grounding in, groundwork, inclination, prearrangement, signs, soy, spadework, symptoms), ファウンデーション , ファンデーション , おおもと, たいほ�", ねもと (base, origin, principle, root, source). (various references)

Korean		기초 (Basal, basics, Basis, rudiment, rudiments). (various references)

Manx		undin (base, basis, footing, footings, rock bottom), chymysyn, bunneydys (accidence, basis, groundwork, origin, root), bun-eaddagh, bun (base, basis, bottom, derivation, details, dope, end, explanation, eye of storm, foot, heart, interpretation, news, origin, original, prime, principle, raw material, root, root cause, sole, source, stem, stool, stump, underneath). (various references)

Norwegian		fundament, legat (endowment), grunnmur, grunnleggelse. (various references)

Papiamen		fòndo (bottom, ground), bòm (bomb, bottom, ground). (various references)

Pig Latin		oundationfay

Portuguese		fundação (estate, foundry, institution), fundo (back, background, bottom, deep, depth, floor, fund, gist, ground, groundless, groundwork, militancy, profound, rock bottom, sole, sunken, undercurrent), fundamento (base, basement, bedrock, footing, fundament, ground, grounding, groundwork, horned, pedestal, warrant, warranty), base (base, basis, bed, foot, footing, foundling, fund, fundamental, ground, grounding, groundwork, hornbook, Patten, pedestal, principle, radical, root, sabot, seat, sinew, sole, stool, substruction, substructure), alicerce (basis, bed, bedrock, bottom, groundwork, substruction, substructure). (various references)

Romanian		fundament (base, basis, ground, groundwork), fundaţie (endowment, groundwork, shoe), fondare (establishment), fond pe care se fac aplicaţii, temelie (base, basement, bases, basis, ground, groundwork, substruction), organizaţie (association, body, constitution, guild, organ, organization, society, structure), instituţie (establishment, institute, institution, organ), donaţie (donation, gift, grant), bursã şcolarã, bazã (alkali, base, bases, basis, bottom, footing, foundation stone, ground, groundwork, measured mile, root, sole, support), asociaţie (association, company, guild, junction, organization, society, union), aşezãmânt (endowment, establishment, institute, institution), întemeiere (founding, inception), înfiinţare (establishment, floatation). (various references)

Russian		учреждение (establishment, institute, institution, instructions, organ), фундамент (base, basement, bed, bedding, bottom, footing, groundwork, sole, substruction, substructure), основание (account, base, bases, basis, bed, bedding, bottom, cause, establishment, evidence, foot, ground, grounding, pedestal, radices, radix, raison, reason, sole, subbase, substratum, substructure, underlay), организация (arrangements, arrangements for, institution, organization, set up). (various references)

Scottish		stéidh (basis), m� s (bottom, bottom of any vessel, buttock, ground, hip, the buttock), bunait, bonn (a coin, bottom; coin, coin, sole). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zadužbina (endowment), temelj (base, basis, bedrock, fundament, substruction), osnova (base, basis, bottom, footing, grassroots, ground, plane, radix, stem, substruction, warp), osnivanje (establishment, formation, institution). (various references)

Spanish		suelo (bottom, clearcole, deck, earth, floor, ground, grunt, land, soil), fundación (endowment, establishment, foundry, institution, promotion). (various references)

Swedish		stiftelse (institute, trust), grund (bank, basic, basis, behalf, bottom, cause, cay, footing, ground, root, shallow, shoal, soil, superficial). (various references)

Tagalog		ilálim (bottom, ground). (various references)

Thai		แป้งรองพื้นก่อนแต่งหน้า (เครื่องสำอาง), การก่อตั้ง (settlement). (various references)

Turkish		fondöten (ceruse, foundation cream), asıl (actual, authentic, Cardinal, central, elementary, extraction, fountain-head, gist, groundwork, in chief, intrinsic, main, master, origin, original, origination, pivotal, principal, principally, provenance, real, root stock, true, virtual), asil (aristocratic, aristocratical, blue blood, born in the purple, bottom, dignified, gently born, grand, ground, lineage, lordly, noble, of gentle birth, of noble birth, origin, royal, sublime, superior, well bred), astar (filler, liner, lining, undercoat), díp (bottom, ground), esas (authentic, basal, base, basic, basis, beginnings, broad, central, constitutive, corner stone, element, elemental, essence, extract, footing, fortification, fundamental, guiding, heartbeat, intrinsic, main, master, nub, parent, pith, pith and marrow, pivotal, postulate, principal, principle, quiddity, radical, staple, substance, sum, the merits, the nub, ultimate, underlying), altyapi (element), korse (bodice, corset, girdle, stays, supporter), vakıf, kurma (building, constitution, construction, contrivance, erecting, erection, establishment, forming, hatcher, hatching, installation, installment, instalment, institution, promotion, wind, winding up), kuruluş (being set-up, body, concern, enterprise, establishment, institute, institution, organ, promotional, set up, shop), kurum (airs, conceit, corporation, establishment, haughtiness, institute, institution, pose, shop, smut, soot, swagger, vanity), makyaj altı kremi (foundation cream), temel (abecederian, back drop, backbone, basal, base, basic, basis, bed, bottom, bread and butter, constitutive, corner stone, elemental, elementary, footing, fortification, fundament, fundamental, grass roots, ground, ground form, groundwork, guiding, hard pan, keystone, parent, pedestal, primary, principal, root, rudimental, rudimentary, socle, staple, substratum, substructure, underlying, working), tesis (facility, institution, plant, service area, tablishment, works), kiç (bottom, ground). (various references)

Turkmen		fundament (r) (basis), esas.Turkmen/English Di. (various references)

Ukranian		фундамент (base, basement, basis, bedding, bottom, footing, ground, groundwork, substruction, substructure), обгрунтування (discourse, grounding, reasoning), заснування (establishment, initiation, organization, promotion). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự th� nh lập (constitution, establishment, institution), sự sáng lập, nền tảng (base, corner-stone), cơ sở (basal, base, corner-stone, fundament, fundamental, groundwork, underlying). (various references)

Welsh		sylfaen (base, basis), seiliad, sail (base, basis), grwndwal. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	3. u�, suhu�. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	basara, base, basem, bases, basesque, basi, basiae, basibus, basim, basis, basium, condita, crepidine, crepidinem, crepidinis, crepido, fundamenta, fundamenti, fundamentis, fundamento, fundamentum, fundamini, fundatio-onis, funde, fundis, fundo, fundum, fundus, radix, solum, subiectioni, substructio. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 25
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	ParaporeuomenhV kataigidoV afanizetai asebhV dikaioV de ekklinaV swzetai eiV ton aiwna
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quasi tempestas transiens non erit impius iustus autem quasi fundamentum sempiternum
Old English	990	West Saxon	Þa storm is gewiten ne sind þa yfla na ma,ac þa rihtwisan stemnettað a.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	As tempest passende, shal be the vnpitouse; the riytwise forsothe as euere durende ground.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 25
Cebuano	Sa paglabay sa alimpulos ang dautan mahanaw; Apan ang matarung maoy usa ka patukoranan nga walay katapusan.
Croatian	Kad oluja prohuja, opakoga nestane, a pravednik ima temelj vjeèni.
Danish	Når Storm farer frem, er den gudløse borte, den retfærdige står på evig Grund.
Dutch	Gelijk een wervelwind voorbijgaat, alzo is de goddeloze niet meer; maar de rechtvaardige is een eeuwige grondvest.
Finnish	Tuulispään käytyä ei jumalatonta enää ole, mutta vanhurskaan perustus pysyy iäti.
French	Comme passe le tourbillon, ainsi disparaît le méchant; Mais le juste a des fondements éternels.
German	Der Gottlose ist wie ein Wetter, das vorübergeht und nicht mehr ist; der Gerechte aber besteht ewiglich.
Haitian Creole	Depi move tan pase, mechan yo disparèt lamenm. Men, moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap toujou kanpe fèm.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Jika topan melanda, lenyaplah orang jahat; tetapi orang jujur tetap teguh selamanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Seperti puting beliung yang lalu dengan segeranya, demikianpun hal orang jahat, tetapi orang yang benar itu bagaikan alas rumah yang kekal.
Italian	Al passaggio della bufera l'empio cessa di essere, ma il giusto rester� saldo per sempre.
Maori	Pahure rawa ake te tukauati kua kore te hunga kino: tena ko te tangata tika he turanga pumau tera.
Norwegian	Når en storm farer forbi, så er den ugudelige ikke mere; men den rettferdige har en evig grunnvoll.
Portuguese	Como passa a tempestade, assim desaparece o impio; mas o justo tem fundamentos eternos.
Rumanian	Cum trece vkrtejul, awa piere cel rqu; dar cel neprihqnit are temelii vecinice. -
Spanish	Como cuando pasa la tempestad, así el impío no permanece; pero el justo tiene fundamentos eternos.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "foundation": foundational, foundationally, foundationless, foundations. (additional references)
	Words ending with "foundation": refoundation. (additional references)
	Words containing "foundation": refoundations. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Foundation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Boondatoon, fondation, founation, foundatin, Foundationer, foundaton, foundtain, Fundacion, fundation, fuondation. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "foundation" (pronounced foundā"shun)
6	-n d ā" sh u n	commendation, inundation, recommendation.
5	-d ā" sh u n	accommodation, consolidation, degradation, depredation, fluoridation, gradation, intimidation, invalidation, liquidation, oxidation, retardation, sedation, trepidation, validation.
4	-ā" sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intonation, intoxication, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-f-i-n-n-o-o-t-u"
	-2 letters: donation, fountain.
	-3 letters: fondant, fontina, outfind.
	-4 letters: adnoun, anoint, fanion, fantod, infant, nation, nonfat, notion, unfond.
	-5 letters: afoot, anion, audio, audit, danio, daunt, donna, donut, faint, fanon, fondu, found, fount, fundi, futon, niton, onion, ootid, outdo, tondi, tondo, unfit, union.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-f-i-n-n-o-o-t-u"
	+1 letter: foundations.
	+2 letters: foundational, refoundation.
	+3 letters: refoundations.
	+4 letters: foundationally, foundationless.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 6F 75 6E 64 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..-. --- ..- -. -.. .- - .. --- -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101111 01110101 01101110 01100100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#111 &#117 &#110 &#100 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 006F 0075 006E 0064 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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woordeboek, fjalor, ‏معجم, ‏قاموس, diccionariu, речник, diccionari, diksyonario, diksinario, 字典, gérlyver, slovník, ordbog, woordenboek, shimiyuc p'anca, orðabók, orðbók, dictionnaire, wurdboek, wörterbuch, λεξικό, אוצר מילים, szótár, uqausiit tukingit, dizionario, 字引 , じい, じびき, じて�", ディクショナリー , じり�", じしょ, �'�"かい, ディクショナリ , 사� �, dizionari, recnik, fockleyr, dikshonario, słownik, dicionário, dicţionar, dicziunari, словарь, lolomi fefiloi, foclair, abardair, faclair, briathrachan, pukuntau, leksikon, rečnik, vocabbulariu, diccionario, sí-chazamagâma, ordbok, lexikon, พจนานุกรม, sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, словник, довідник, có tính chất sách vở, geirlyfr, geiriadur, for dictionary;
definisie, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, 定義 , 定义, definice, deskriptordefinition, definitie, määritelmä, définition, ορισμός, �"�'�"ר�", �"�'בל�", meghatározás, definíció, definizione, 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ�'ドロ酢酸 , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, � �의, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght, definishon, definição, definiţie, determinare, definire, определение, definicija, definición, definition, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, diffiniad, darnodiad, for definition;
vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור�'מ� ות, תר�'ום, �"עתק�", �"עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい�"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, �"うどく, ほ�"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ�"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th� nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation;
Albaans, Albanies, Albaniese taal, shqip, ‏الألبانية, ‏الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, Albanyano, 阿�"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanees, albanskt, albanialainen, Albanais, Albaneesk, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, arbnisht, arbërisht, albán, albanskur, albanska, AlbÚinis, albanese, 알�"니아, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, Alapania, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець, for Albanian;
Arabies, arabishte, ‏العربية, ‏عربي, ‏اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arábiskt, arabialainen, arabe, Arabysk, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, 아라비아, Arabish, arabir, arabic, арабский, Arapi, arapski, árabe, arabisk, � าษาหรืออักขระอาหรับ, เกี่ยวกับอาระเบีย, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập, for Arabic;
Bulgaars, Bulgaar, bulgr, ‏البلغارية, ‏بلغاري, Búlgaru, български, български език, българин, Bulgaryan, 保� 利亚, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarskt, bulgarialainen, Bulgaarsk, bulgare, �'ούλγαρος, bullgar, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, Bułgar, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri, for Bulgarian;
Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита�"ць, for Chinese;
Tsjeggies, Tsjeg, çek, ‏تشيكي, ‏اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, ‏التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, Checu, чешки, Sekoslovakyano, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tjekkiskt, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tsjechysk, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, 체�", Sheckagh, Sheckish, Czech, chèc, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc, for Czech;
Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו�'ת שמרים, �"� י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, �"ול� �"י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란�"�, Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน�"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน�"์, � รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b� xã", for Dutch;
‏الاسبرانتو لغة دولية, Esperantu, есперанто, 世界语, esperanton, espéranto, εσπεράντο, אספר� טו, eszperanto, eszperantó, エスキモー犬 , エスペラント , эсперанто, Eseperano, esperanto, Kiesperanto, � าษาที่ประ�"ิษฐ์ขึ้นเพื่อใช้เป็น� าษากลางในการสื่อสารระหว่างประเทศ ซึ่งรากศัพท์ส่วนใหญ่�, esperanto dili, tiếng etperantô, for esperanto;
费罗族, føroyskur, färöisk, färöbo, for Faeroese;
Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי� י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란�"�, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス�" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ�", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, �"�랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Fries, фризийски, фризиец, Frison, Frysk, Friese, fríz, frisone, Freeshlannish, Freeshlannagh, frisão, frizian, фризский, фриз, frizijac, frizijski, frisio, fris, frizye'li kimse, frizye'li, frizye dili, frizye ile ilgili, фризький, фризька мова, for Frisian;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, �"ερμανός, gjermanisht, �'רמ� י, �'רמ� ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, � าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
Grieks, Griek, ‏الإغريقي, ‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו� ית, יו� י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア�", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b� gi� gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l� kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek;
Hawaïes, Hawaianu, Hawayano, 夏威夷, Hawaiaans, hawaiien, hawaiisch, hawaiinerin, hawaiiner, hawaiano, virar � esquerda, hawaiisk, hawaiian, คนฮาวาย, � าษาฮาวาย, hawaii'ye ait, hawaii'li, hawaii, гавайський, гава�"ць, гавайська мова, for Hawaiian;
Jood, Hebreeus, Israeliet, hebraishte, ‏يهودي, ‏عبري, ‏اليهودية, ‏اللغة العبرية, ‏العبرية, Hebréu, иврит, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, староеврейски език, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , hebrejský, hebrejka, hebrejec, hebrejština, joods, Hebreeuws, hebraiskt, juutalainen, hébreu, Hebrieusk, hebräisch, hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברית, עברי, zsidó, héber, izraelita, Eabhrais, ebraico, ebreo, ヘブライ語 , ヘブライ�", Ewagh, Ew, Ewnish, hudiu, hebraico, hebreu, ebrèu, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврейский, еврей, древнееврейский, древнееврейский язык, Eperu, hibru, hebreo, dyu, Myahudi, Yahudi, hebreiska, hebreisk, jude, ชาวฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), � าษาฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, старо�"врейська мова, старо�"врейський, іврит, �"врейський, �"врей, người Hê-brơ, Hebraeg, Hebreaidd, for Hebrew;
Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, ‏الهنغاري, ‏مجري, ‏هنغاري, ‏المجري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, �"ו� �'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian;
Indonesies, indonezian, ‏الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, ‏اللغة الأندونيسية, Indonesiu, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亚语, 印度尼西亞語 , indonéský, indonéština, indonésan, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesiskt, indonesialainen, indonésien, Yndonesysk, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア�", 인도네시아, Indoneesagh, indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, Indtasisian, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, indones, Indonesyo, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya, індонезі�"ць, індонезійський, індонезійська мова, індонезійка, người In-ddô-nê-xi-a tiếng In-ddô-nê-xi-a, for Indonesian;
Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, ‏شخص إيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏الإيطالي, ‏إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, � าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі�"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian;
korean, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, �"國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре�"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean;
gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx;
Noorweegs, Noor, Noors, ‏نرويجى, ‏النرويجية, ‏النرويجى, ‏اللغة النروجية, Noruegu, норвежки, норвежка, норвежки език, Norwedyan, 挪威语, norský, nordmand, norskur, norskt, norjalainen, Norvégien, Noarsk, Noar, Noarweechsk, Norweger, Νορβηγός, νορβηγόσ, νορβηγικόσ, norvegjez, norvég, Norðmaður, norvegese, 노르웨이, Norlannish, Loghlynish, Loghlynagh, Norlannagh, norsk, noruechi, Norweg, norueguês, norvegian, norvegianã, норвежец, норвежский, norveški jezik, norvežanin, norveški, noruego, norrman, Norveçce, norveççe, norveç, norveçli, Norveçlí, норвезька мова, норвезький, норвежці, норвежець, người Na-uy tiếng Na-uy, Norwyeg, for Norwegian;
Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, � ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル�", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B�"-đ� o-nha tiếng B�"-đ� o-nha, for Portuguese;
Roemeen, rumun, Rumanu, румънски език, румънски, румънец, Romanyan, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, rumenskt, romanialainen, roumain, Roemeensk, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, Roomainagh, romeno, romanés, român, румын, румынский, rumunski, rumunski jezik, rumano, rumänsk, румунська мова, румун, румунський, румунка, for Romanian;
Russies, Rus, ‏الروسية, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア�", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian;
Skots, skocez, шотландски, 苏� �兰, skotský, Schots, skotskur, skotlantilainen, écossais, schottisch, σκωτσέζικο, σκωτικόσ, skót, skozur, scozzese, 스�"틀랜�"�, Albinagh, escocês, scoţian, шотландский, škotski jezik, škotski, škotlanđani, escocés, skotsk, iskoçyalı, шотланський, шотландці, шотландський діалект, for Scottish;
塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , 塞�"维亚-克罗地亚语, serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ� าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, � าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, for Serbo-Croatian;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר�"ית, ספר�"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン�", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン�", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน � าษาและวั�'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ�"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
Tagalu, tagalòg, Filipaina, tagalog, สมาชิกของชาวมลายูในเกาะลูซอนของฟิลิปปินส์, � าษาอินโ�"นีเซียที่ใช้กันในฟิลิปปินส์, for Tagalog;
Tailandes, 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰国, 泰 , thailænder, Thailander, Thai, Thais, thailendskt, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, 泰語 , たい�", 타이 말, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, � าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, คนไทย, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tayland, Tai Dili, Та�"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський, for Thai;
Turks, turk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish;
Тюркменски Език, turkmener, Turkmeen, Turkmeense, turkmenistanilainen, Turkmène, Turkmene, Turkmenin, Τουρκομάνος, turkmeno, turcomano, turquemeno, turquemene, turkmenistanier, for Turkmen;
乌克兰, for Ukranian;
Vietnamees, vietnamez, vietnamisht, виетнамски език, виетнамски, Vietnamis, 越南語 , 越南 , 越南语, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamec, vietnamština, vietnameser, vjetmanskt, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, Fjetnameesk, vietnamese, vietnamesisch, Vietnamesin, �'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, ベトナ� 人 , ベトナ� じ�", � 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnam, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, в'�"тнамець, в'�"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt, for Vietnamese;
Wallies, i uellsit, gjuha e uellsit, shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, ‏ويلزي, ‏الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, ‏تهرب من دفع الرهان, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, уелски език, уелски, 威�"士, 威爾士語 , waleština, waleský, Wels, valisiskt, gallois, walisisch, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, walesi, Breatnais, gallese, Bretnagh, galês, gallés, limba velşã, din ţara galilor, velş, уэльский, velški jezik, podvaliti, velški, velšanin, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, sözünü tutmamak, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, şartları yerine getirmemek, ödemeden kaçmak, у�"льський, валлійська мова, валлійці, валлійський, не віддати гроші, Cymreig, for Welsh;

Country	Name	Country	Name
Australia	Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited	Japan	Japan Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd.
USA	Foundation Bancorp, Inc.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
foundation	1,761	epilepsy foundation	158
make a wish foundation	663	concrete foundation	155
foundation center	623	alto foundation medical palo	135
fannie mae foundation	471	kellogg foundation	128
arthritis foundation	456	asian dub foundation	117
foundation grant	445	lupus foundation	116
heritage foundation	416	the rockefeller foundation	114
national science foundation	410	annie casey e foundation	114
the ford foundation	359	charitable foundation	113
motorcycle safety foundation	303	kaiser family foundation	112
national kidney foundation	285	fanny mae foundation	110
foundation repair	264	house foundation	109
kidney foundation	259	gate foundation	106
the robert wood johnson foundation	219	cystic fibrosis foundation	104
cayce edgar foundation	207	foundation verizon	96
cleveland clinic foundation	191	arbor day foundation	96
heart and stroke foundation	181	macarthur foundation	95
bill melinda gate foundation	168	the foundation directory	94
national osteoporosis foundation	165	college foundation	94
beaumont foundation	164	foundation johnson magic	92
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Foundation

Definitions: Foundation

Foundation

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Unsubstantiality

Untruth

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Charlotte Bronte

Edmund Burke

Francis Bacon

Gibbon

Henry David Thoreau

James Russell Lowell

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Marcus T. Cicero

Thomas p Kempis

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John Locke

US Declaration of Independence

Marbury v. Madison

Communist Manifesto

Brown v. Board of Education

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Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

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Chuck Hagel

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Thomas Jefferson

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Herbert C. Hoover

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