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cornerstone

cor·ner·stone [ káwrnər stn ] (plural cor·ner·stones)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. vital person or thing: somebody or something fundamentally important

2. stone at corner of two walls: a stone joining two walls where they meet at a corner

3. first stone of new building: the first stone laid at a corner where two walls begin and form the first part of a new building

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