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groundwork
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Groundwork
(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.
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groundwork
(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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Groundwork
(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] |
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