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English Dictionary: groundwork	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for groundwork
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundwork n the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Synonym(s): basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Synonym(s): foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Groundwork \Ground"work`\, n. That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. --Dryden.