THE CORNERSTONE

Meaning of THE CORNERSTONE in English

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CORNERSTONE — noun Date: 13th century a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall, a basic element …
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CORNERSTONE — Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. …
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CORNERSTONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English cornerston, from corner + ston stone 1. : a stone forming a part of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — /kawr"neuhr stohn'/ , n. 1. a stone uniting two masonry walls at an intersection. 2. a stone representing the nominal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — n. first stone of a building laid at a formal ceremony; something fundamentally important; stone forming a corner of two …
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CORNERSTONE — noun Date: 13th century 1. : a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall ; …
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CORNERSTONE — ■ noun 1》 a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls. 2》 an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CORNERSTONE — [cor.ner.stone] n (13c) 1: a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall; specif: such a …
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CORNERSTONE — ceremonial building block, usually placed ritually in the outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Sometimes the stone …
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CORNERSTONE — cornerstone BrE AmE ˈkɔːn ə stəʊn AmE \ ˈkɔːrn ə r stoʊn ˈkɔːn- ▷ cornerstone|s z
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CORNERSTONE — / ˈkɔːnəstəʊn; NAmE ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn/ noun 1. ( especially NAmE ) a stone at the corner of the base of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — cor ‧ ner ‧ stone /ˈkɔːnəstəʊn $ ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . something that is extremely important because …
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CORNERSTONE — n. 1 a a stone in a projecting angle of a wall. b a foundation-stone. 2 an indispensable part or …
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CORNERSTONE — n. 1 a a stone in a projecting angle of a wall. b a foundation-stone. 2 an indispensable part or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — n.1 a a stone in a projecting angle of a wall. b a foundation-stone. 2 an indispensable part or basis …
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CORNERSTONE — also corner-stone ( cornerstones) The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — also corner-stone (~s) The ~ of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth …
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CORNERSTONE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB become ▪ It became the conversation cornerstone for the couple of days leading up …
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CORNERSTONE — [noun] [C] - a stone in a corner of a building, esp. one with the day when the building was …
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CORNERSTONE — n. Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CORNERSTONE — Synonyms and related words : bench mark, cardinal point, chief thing, climax, core, crisis, critical point, crux, essence, essential, essential …
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CORNERSTONE — • ↑ the cornerstone
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CORNERSTONE — n. 25B6; noun FOUNDATION, basis, keystone, mainspring, mainstay, linchpin, bedrock, base, backbone, key, centrepiece, core, heart, centre, crux.
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CORNERSTONE — n. to lay a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CORNERSTONE — a quoin or cornerstone, of great importance in binding together the sides of a building. The phrase "corner-stone" is sometimes …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — угловой камень (здания) (архитектура) угловой камень краеугольный камень - the * of a philosophical system основа философской системы; - hard …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORNERSTONE — Краеугольный камень
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CORNERSTONE — n 1. архит. угловой камень 2. краеугольный камень the cornerstone of a philosophical system - основа философской системы hard work …
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CORNERSTONE — угловой камень ( здания )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CORNERSTONE — n 1. архит. угловой камень 2. краеугольный камень the cornerstone of a philosophical system - основа философской системы hard work …
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CORNERSTONE — угловой камень (здания) (архитектура) угловой камень краеугольный камень - the * of a philosophical system основа философской системы; - hard …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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