groundwork

[ ground-wurk ]
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noun
  1. foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.

Origin of groundwork

1
First recorded in 1540–50; ground1 + work

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British Dictionary definitions for groundwork

groundwork

/ (ˈɡraʊndˌwɜːk) /


noun
  1. preliminary work as a foundation or basis

  2. the ground or background of a painting, etc

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