Groundwork - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡraʊndwɜːrk|  American pronunciation of the word groundwork
Brit.  |ˈɡraʊn(d)wɜːk|  British pronunciation of the word groundwork

noun

- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (syn: base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament)
- lowest support of a structure (syn: base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure)
- preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago

Extra examples

...they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art...

His speech laid the groundwork for independence.

Much of the groundwork has already been done.

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