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corner stone

 
Noun corner stone has 3 senses
  1. basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
    --1 is a kind of assumption, supposition, supposal
    --1 is a part of explanation
    --1 has particulars: meat and potatoes
  2. cornerstone - a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
    --2 is a kind of stone
    --2 is a part of building, edifice
  3. cornerstone - a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
    --3 is a kind of stone
    --3 is a part of building, edifice
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