GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Groundwork (groundˈwûrkˌ), 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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