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(noun) initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination, creation, founding
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult; the foundation of a new scientific society
(noun) foot, fundament, base, understructure, substructure, groundwork
lowest support of a structure
it was built on a base of solid rock; he stood at the foot of the tower
(noun) foundation garment
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
(noun) fundament, groundwork, cornerstone, base, basis
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
(noun) grounding
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study; a good grounding in mathematics