How do you use the word "foundational" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "foundational" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "foundational": 1789 was a foundational year for France. Foundational language models are usually trained on large-scale scrapes of the internet.

Foundational Meaning

/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjOf or relating to a foundation or foundations.

adjFundamental or underlying.

Sentence Examples

1789 was a foundational year for France.

Foundational language models are usually trained on large-scale scrapes of the internet.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ ideas in this textbook are simple but important for beginners.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Learning basic arithmetic is a ____ skill that is necessary for studying more advanced mathematics.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ~ *dʰubʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗnder. Proto-Italic *funðos Latin fundus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fundātiōder. Old French fondacionbor. Middle English foundacioun English foundation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English foundational From foundation + -al.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Racism courses through Donald Trump’s blood and is one of the foundational principles of his presidency. Which is why, when faced with one of the greatest uprisings against police brutality this nation has seen, a movement led by black people around the country and joined by all other people of color and white people as well, his only policy solution is to start a race war." — 2020 June 2, David S. Cohen, “Donald Trump Is Trying to Start a Race War”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2020:

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