FOUNDING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

Example:

the foundation of a new scientific society

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("founding" is a kind of...):

beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "founding"):

authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)

Derivation:

found (set up or lay the groundwork for)

found (set up or found)

-ing form of the verb found