groundwork

CEFRC1

/ɡrˈaʊˌndwɜrk/

noun

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01
noun
The basic work needed before a project can begin.
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noun
Extra detail
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.
Oft-derided, even in its 2002 heyday, no one expected electroclash to last. But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.

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Oft-derided, even in its 2002 heyday, no one expected electroclash to last. But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.
2009 April 24, Tony Naylor, “Emerging victorious”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024
This outline programme was compiled by a working party consisting of members from the Regional Planning Office, the civil, mechanical and electrical, and signal engineering departments and the traffic services, on the basis of much groundwork done within each of these departments.
1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 720

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From ground + work.