cornerstone
/ˈkɔɹ.nɚ.stoʊn/noun3 syllables
Cornerstone means: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.
Synonyms for cornerstone5
noun, as in the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
What does cornerstone mean?3
noun
1
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained“the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
2
a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
3
a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cornerstone in a sentence
- Make solidarity and equal rights the cornerstone of public policy.witbrock
- It also forms a vital cornerstone of the strategy for sustainable development.alcalino
- Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of democracy.marcj794
- The means used to prepare the future become its cornerstone.shekitten
- This is a cornerstone of Algeria's government policy.Amastan
- Bicycles are a cornerstone of Japanese daily life.Adelpa
- This is the cornerstone of creation.marcj794
- Tebboune made that policy a cornerstone.Amastan
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Forms of cornerstone
as a noun
- plural
- cornerstones