groundwork

[ˈgraʊndwɜ:k] [ˈgraʊndwɜrk]
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  • Increasingly, science indicates that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits.
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  • Noun
    1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;
    "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
    2. lowest support of a structure;
    "it was built on a base of solid rock""he stood at the foot of the tower"
    3. preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation;
    "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"