cornerstone
A stone forming the base at the corner of a buildingA stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
» This is the cornerstone of creation.
Это краеугольный камень мироздания.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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
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
(figuratively)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
Examples
16 sentencesThis is the cornerstone of creation.
ruЭто краеугольный камень мироздания.
Tebboune made that policy a cornerstone.
Privacy is the cornerstone of freedom.
It's a cornerstone of our relationship.
Trust is the cornerstone of every relationship.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is inFrom 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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Forms
plural: cornerstonesSynonyms
5 synonyms- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained:basisbasefoundationfundamentgroundwork