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Groundwork

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest. countable, uncountable

    "The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation."

  2. 2
    preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation wordnet
  3. 3
    lowest support of a structure wordnet
  4. 4
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained wordnet

Etymology

From ground + work.

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