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[ noun ] the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

You then descended one story , glommed a television_set from the music room - the only constructive feature of your visit , by_the_way - and , returning to the ground_floor , entered the master_bedroom .

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floor

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[ noun ] becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)

Examples

"he got in on the ground floor"

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beginning

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