Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
GROUNDWORK
groundwork
(noun) preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; “we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago”
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
(noun) lowest support of a structure; “it was built on a base of solid rock”; “he stood at the foot of the tower”
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; “the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
groundwork (countable and uncountable, plural groundworks)
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
Source: Wiktionary
Ground"work`, n.
Definition: That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHLORTHALIDONE
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