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ground floor

noun

: the floor of a building that is at ground level

Full Definition of GROUND FLOOR

1
:  the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground — compare first floor
2
:  a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants —used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
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First Known Use of GROUND FLOOR

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