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GROUND-WORK
\ɡɹˈa͡ʊndwˈɜːk], \ɡɹˈaʊndwˈɜːk], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_d_w_ˈɜː_k]\
Definitions of GROUND-WORK
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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n
.
Foundation
;
basis
;—the
essential
part
;
the
ground
;—first
principle
;
original
reason
.
1871
- The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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