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groundwork
noun
Preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
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noun
Preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
“We are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago”
noun
Lowest support of a structure
“It was built on a base of solid rock”
noun
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
“The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
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We are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago
It was built on a base of solid rock
He stood at the foot of the tower
The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
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