Foundation and Usage

Foundation

Foundation noun - A public organization with a particular purpose or function.

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Usage and foundation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usage" instead a noun "Foundation".

Nearby Words: founder, founded, founding, foundationer

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Foundation and usage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foundation" instead a noun "Usage".

good	good foundation	good usage
better	better foundation	better usage
similar	similar foundation	similar usage
original	original foundation	original usage
Other adjectives: legal, proper, obvious, heavy, actual, main, clever, magic, modern.

By 2010, the usage of magic was standardized, with the Apostles themselves becoming a foundation of a new religion.

Source: Video Game / Guilty Gear
The first recognized usage in science fiction would be Trantor in Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy.

Source: Single-Biome Planet
Faster-Than-Light Travel: Seen, for example, in the Empire/Robots/Foundation series, which actually tracks it from the beginning of development to its usage becoming both smooth and commonplace.

Source: Creator / Isaac Asimov

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