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- Dictionarycor·ner·stone/ˈkôrnərˌstōn/
noun
- 1. an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based: "a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy"
- 2. a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.
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The meaning of CORNERSTONE is a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall; specifically : such a stone laid at a formal ceremony. How to use cornerstone in a sentence.
CORNERSTONE definition: 1. a stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or…. Learn more.
A cornerstone is literally a stone at the corner of a building. It’s an important stone, so it also means “the basic part of something,” as in, the cornerstone of the suffragette movement was getting women the right to vote.
CORNERSTONE meaning: 1. a stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or…. Learn more.
The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
noun. a stone at the corner of a wall, uniting two intersecting walls; quoin. a stone placed at the corner of a building during a ceremony to mark the start of construction. a person or thing of prime importance; basis. the cornerstone of the whole argument. Discover More.
n. 1. (Building) a stone at the corner of a wall, uniting two intersecting walls; quoin. 2. (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.
cornerstone in American English. (ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn) noun. 1. a stone that forms part of the corner of a building; esp., a foundation stone of this kind, often inscribed, laid at a ceremony that marks the beginning of building. 2. the basic, essential, or most important part; foundation.
CORNERSTONE definition: something very important that something else depends on: . Learn more.
Definition of cornerstone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
