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underpinning
[ uhn-der-pin-ing ]
noun
- a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- Often underpinnings. a foundation or basis:
to uncover the emotional underpinnings of an illness.
- underpinnings, Informal.
- underwear, especially women's underwear.
- the legs.
underpinning
/ ˈʌԻəˌɪɪŋ /
noun
- a structure of masonry, concrete, etc, placed beneath a wall to provide support
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underpinning1
Example Sentences
Ignoring these facts threatens "the legal underpinning of a host of climate regulations for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources."
It soon spread to target other outspoken feminists, especially those who criticized video games, but the underpinning of sexual jealousy was always present.
In addition to underpinning some of the government defeats this year, economic anger was the main driving force that triggered the youth-led protests in Kenya that rocked President William Ruto’s government in July and August.
“But without that underpinning foundation of technology enablement in terms of the infrastructure, and supporting the workforce to have the skills, knowledge, capacity and confidence, I think it’s going to be a challenge,” he adds.
These connections are a hypothesized co-evolved neurobiological underpinning of language and musicality, according to prior work in the field.
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