foundational

CEFRC1

/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Forming the basic support or starting point for something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Fundamental or underlying.

Examples

  • 1789 was a foundational year for France.

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

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning
  1. Of or relating to a foundation or foundations.

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Origin

adjective

From foundation + -al.