FOUNDATION

Foundation

Foundation is the first novel in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy . Foundation is a collection of five short stories, which were first published together as a book by Gnome Press in 1951 which, together, form a single plot.

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foundation

Noun

  1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
  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; groundwork; basis; underbuilding.
  3. 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.
  4. The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
  5. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
  6. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
  7. Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
  8. A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.


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