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Founding vs Foundational - What's the difference?

founding | foundational |

As adjectives the difference between founding and foundational

is that founding is who or that founds or found while foundational is of, or relating to a foundation or foundations.

As a verb founding

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun founding

is the action of the verb to found; the establishment of something.

founding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.
    • the founding of the republic
  • * 2005 , Donatella Della Porta, Sidney G. Tarrow, Transnational Protest and Global Activism
    • Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Who or that founds or found.
    • The founding fathers of our country.

    foundational

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • of, or relating to a foundation or foundations
  • fundamental or underlying

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