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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Groundwork \Ground"work`\ (ground"w[^u]rk`), n.
That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the
basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle;
as, development of a convenient DNA sequencing technique
layed the groundwork for many of the subsequent advances in
molecular genetics. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundwork
n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole
argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis},
{base}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork},
{cornerstone}]
2: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn:
{foundation}, {base}, {fundament}, {foot}, {groundwork},
{substructure}, {understructure}]
3: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are
prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years
ago"
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