Question 1 · Quick check
foundational
CEFRC1
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Forming the basic support or starting point for something.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailFundamental 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 meaningOf or relating to a foundation or foundations.
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Origin
adjective
From foundation + -al.