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RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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A supporting basis or foundation, often used in the plural.

noun

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underpinning

Careful observation was the underpinning of her argument.
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Careful cataloging formed an underpinning for the project, since visitors needed reliable information about what the collection contained.
From Giving the Archive a Future.
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