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groundwork

[ground-wurk]

ground·work

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

Origin:
1540–50; ground1 + work
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Groundwork is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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groundwork (ˈɡraʊndˌwɜːk)
 
n
1.  preliminary work as a foundation or basis
2.  the ground or background of a painting, etc

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