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phrasefounded on/upon
! Be founded upon is more formal than be founded on and is mostly used in writing.
be founded on/upon to be based on something, especially a particular idea or belief: Any relationship has to be founded on some degree of trust. the democratic principles and values which our society is founded upon Reflexology is founded on the belief that massaging the feet can affect the health of other parts of the body.■ SIMILAR TO: be based on
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