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83 entries under foundation topic. ×
| basis(noun, law, idea, base) | |
| groundwork(noun, hold, block, back, informal) | |
| keystone(noun, idea, base, element) | |
| base(noun, hold, block, back, element) | |
| foundation stone(noun, expression, idiom, keystone) | |
| essential(noun, element, keystone, kingpin) | |
| principle(noun, law, idea, essence) | |
| sine qua non(noun, expression, idiom, law) | |
| anchor(noun, element, pillar, mainstay) | |
| footing(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| heart(noun, law, idea, essence) | |
| pillar(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| rudiment(noun, law, base, basic) | |
| underpinning(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| axiom(noun, law, basic, stipulation) | |
| column(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| element(noun, law, basic, stipulation) | |
| linchpin(noun, idea, element, essence) | |
| mainspring(noun, idea, element, standard) | |
| mainstay(noun, element, basis, pillar) |
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