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cornerstone [ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn] n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a stone at the corner of a wall, uniting two intersecting walls; quoin 2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a stone placed at the corner of a building during a ceremony to mark the start of construction 3. a person or thing of prime importance; basis the cornerstone of the whole argument ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cornerstone noun basis, key, premise, starting point, bedrock Effective opposition is a cornerstone of any democracy. Translations cornerstone [ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn] n (also) (fig) → pietra angolare cornerstone [ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn] n (also) (fig) → pietra angolare How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Traders in the avarice, indifference, or imbecility of parents, and the helplessness of children; ignorant, sordid, brutal men, to whom few considerate persons would have entrusted the board and lodging of a horse or a dog; they formed the worthy cornerstone of a structure, which, for absurdity and a magnificent high-minded LAISSEZ-ALLER neglect, has rarely been exceeded in the world. And King John has stepped upon the shore, and we wait in breathless silence till a great shout cleaves the air, and the great cornerstone in England's temple of liberty has, now we know, been firmly laid. The cornerstone of the one was right, that of the other was power. |
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