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Noun: groundwork 'grawnd`wurk- The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a groundwork of conjecture" - basis, base, foundation, fundament, cornerstone - Lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a groundwork of solid rock" - foundation, base, fundament, foot, substructure, understructure - Preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
"we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
Derived forms: groundworks Type of: assumption, preparation, readying, support, supposal, supposition Part of: construction, explanation, structure Encyclopedia: Groundwork |