groundwork
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noun
foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.
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| —n | |
| 1. | preliminary work as a foundation or basis |
| 2. | the ground or background of a painting, etc |
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Groundwork
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Example sentences
Penance, charity, and humility he laid down for the groundwork and basis of his rule.
It kind of laid of groundwork for getting those later roles.
Games literacy among teachers is low, and introducing a new product into this sphere requires extensive planning groundwork.
In other words, these areas may not have had the functions they do in modern humans, but the changes were laying the groundwork.
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