transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌndə(r)pɪn ]
( underpins, underpinning, underpinned)
If one thing underpins another, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
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• under‧pin‧ning
(underpinnings)
...the economic underpinning of ancient Mexican society.
...the violent woman-hating underpinnings of films like ‘Cape Fear’.
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