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UK
/kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/
]
[ US /ˈkɔɹnɝˌstoʊn/ ]
[ US /ˈkɔɹnɝˌstoʊn/ ]
NOUN
- a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
- a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
How To Use cornerstone In A Sentence
- In patients with diastolic dysfunction, the cornerstones of treatment depend on the underlying cause.
- Elections, after all, are the very cornerstone of our dream of effective self-rule. What can we expect of democracy?
- Pride, dedication, and quality are the three cornerstones on which the company operates.
- The mayor laid the cornerstone of the new library.
- Such issues of consent are the cornerstone of the law and needed to be carefully considered. The Sun
- Opioid analgesics or morphine-based drugs form the cornerstone of burn pain treatment.
- I am sure, have joined with me in unshakeable faith that this crucial test will be met; that the searing lessons of this latest war and the promise of the United Nations Organization will be the cornerstones of a new edifice of enduring peace and the guideposts of a new era of human progress. Cordell Hull - Acceptance Speech
- In my view, the truth lies in the middle: the principle of consent not only endures, but remains the cornerstone of the international system.
- Your right to self-determination is the cornerstone of our policy. Times, Sunday Times
- The film however plays down overt preaching, treating the themes of good, evil, sacrifice and redemption as the kind of cornerstones that any classic drama is built on.