grondvest
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noun
- now chiefly figurativefoundation, principle
- literalfoundation of an edifice
Forms
noun
| plural | grondvesten |
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Other ways to say it
- basisbasis (principle, foundation, that which is elementary); base (lower portion, foundation)
- beginselprinciple
- fundamentbasis; foundation, basis
- funderingfoundation of an edifice; foundation, justification (e.g. for an action, right or belief)
- grondslagfoundation, basis; foundation of a building, basis; originally specifically one consisting of posts placed in the ground