Значення

значень: 3
  1. A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

    Eckstein

    краеуго́льный ка́меньkrajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ

    нарі́жний ка́міньnarížnyj káminʹ

    a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

  2. Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.

    The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.

    Grundstein

    краеуго́льный ка́меньkrajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ

    нарі́жний ка́міньnarížnyj káminʹ

  3. (переносно)That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

    Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.

    That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.

    Eckpfeiler, Eckstein

    краеуго́льный ка́меньkrajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ

    нарі́жний ка́міньnarížnyj káminʹ

    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

Приклади

речень: 16
  1. This is the cornerstone of creation.

    ruЭто краеугольный камень мироздания.

  2. Tebboune made that policy a cornerstone.

  3. Privacy is the cornerstone of freedom.

  4. It's a cornerstone of our relationship.

  5. Trust is the cornerstone of every relationship.

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base stone:
ceremonial stone:
that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central:

Походження

From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is in

From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is in part after Psalm 118:22, and is also quoted several times in the New Testament.

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Форми

множина: cornerstones
Однинаcornerstone
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Синоніми

синонімів: 5
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