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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 wallsFrom Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cornerstone Αγγλικά n. ο ακρογωνιαίος λίθοςFrom 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 asiaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cornerstone Engelska n. hörnstenFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ حجر الزاويةFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]крайъгълен камък 2. base stone 3. ceremonial stone 4. that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ základní kámenFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]základní
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]conglfaen
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ EckpfeilerFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][übtr.] see: cornerstones
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ GrundsteinFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][arch.] Synonyms: foundation stone, headstone see: foundation stones, headstones, cornerstones
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ EcksteinFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ][constr.] Synonym: corner stone
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ ακρογωνιαίος λίθος, γωνιόλιθοςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. kulmakivi 2. base stone 3. that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central 2. peruskivi ceremonial stone
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]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."
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]1. 礎 base stone 2. 礎石 ceremonial stone
corner-stone /kˈɔːnəstˈəʊn/ kertinis akmuoFrom English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]pedra fundamental
cornerstone /kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/ 1. temel taşı üzerinde binanın inşa edilme tarihi bulunan taş 2. bir şeyin dayandığı esas.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈkɔɹnɝˌstoʊn/
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 pointFrom 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