"from the ground up" meaning in English

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        "(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals."
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          "sense": "from the beginning",
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          "sense": "from the beginning",
          "word": "dalle fondamenta"
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          "sense": "from the beginning",
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