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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
cornerstone
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
• Derivationally related forms:
found (for: foundation), basal (for: base), base (for: base)
• Hypernyms:
assumption, supposition, supposal
• Hyponyms:
meat and potatoes
• Part Holonyms:
explanation
2. a stone in the exterior of a large and important building;
usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
• Hypernyms:
stone
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
3. a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
• Hypernyms:
stone
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
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