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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  cornerstone
       n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
            developed or calculated or explained; "the whole
            argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis,
             base, foundation, fundament, groundwork]
       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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο ακρογωνιαίος λίθος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  corner-stone
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en cornerstone)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     n.
     1 A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
     2 Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the
  architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
     3 (lb en figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental,
  noteworthy, or central.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  corner-stone
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en cornerstone)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     n.
     1 A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
     2 Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the
  architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
     3 (lb en figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental,
  noteworthy, or central.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  corner-stone
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en cornerstone)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     n.
     1 A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
     2 Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the
  architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
     3 (lb en figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental,
  noteworthy, or central.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  corner-stone
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en cornerstone)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     n.
     1 A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
     2 Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the
  architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
     3 (lb en figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental,
  noteworthy, or central.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     Englanti n.
     1 kulmakivi, johon merkitään rakennuksen valmistumispäivä ja muita
  tietoja
     2 (yhteys kuva k=en) tärkein asia, oleellisin asia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  cornerstone
     Engelska n.
     hörnsten

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  حجر الزاوية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  крайъгълен камък 2.
  base stone
   3.
  ceremonial stone
   4.
  that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  základní kámen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  základní

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  conglfaen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  Eckpfeiler  [übtr.]
   see: cornerstones
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  Grundstein  [arch.]
     Synonyms: foundation stone, headstone
  
   see: foundation stones, headstones, cornerstones
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  Eckstein  [constr.]
     Synonym: corner stone
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  
  ακρογωνιαίος λίθος, γωνιόλιθος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  1. kulmakivi 2.
  base stone
   3.
  that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central
  2. peruskivi
  ceremonial stone

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  1. आधारशिला
        "A huge building was built on the cornerstones of stone pillars."
  2. आधार
        "Gandhiji fought for freedom on the cornerstone of non-violence."

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  1. 礎
  base stone
  2. 礎石
  ceremonial stone

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  corner-stone /kˈɔːnəstˈəʊn/
  kertinis akmuo

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 
  pedra fundamental

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
  1. temel taşı üzerinde binanın inşa edilme tarihi bulunan taş
  2. bir şeyin dayandığı esas.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɔɹnɝˌstoʊn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "cornerstone":
     bench mark, cardinal point, chief thing, climax, core, crisis,
     critical point, crux, essence, essential, essential matter,
     first stone, footstone, foundation stone, fundamental, gist,
     gravamen, great point, headstone, heart, high point,
     important thing, issue, kernel, keystone, landmark, main point,
     main thing, material point, meat, milestone, nub, pith, pivot,
     quoin, real issue, salient point, sine qua non, substance,
     substantive point, the bottom line, the point, turning point
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.[建]墙角石,奠基石;[喻]柱石,基础

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 奠基石,基础

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