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Foundation stone
foundation stone
(foundation stones) 1. A foundation stone is a large block of stone built into a large public building near the bottom. It is often involved in a ceremony for the opening of the building, and has writing on it recording this. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use cornerstone) The Princess of Wales laid the foundation stone for the extension to the Cathedral. N-COUNT: oft with poss 2. The foundation stone of something is the basic, important thing which its existence or success depends on. ...these foundation stones of the future: education, training, research, development. N-COUNT: usu N of n
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noun Date: 1628 1. a stone in the foundation of a building; especially such a stone laid with public ceremony — compare cornerstone 2. basis, groundwork ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. стр. фундаментный камень to lay the foundation stone —- заложить здание 2. краеугольный камень; основа; основной принцип ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) tech. фундаментный камень 2) краеугольный камень; основа; основной принцип ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a large stone placed at the bottom of an important building to show when it was built, usually as part of a ceremony 2 the facts, ideas, principles etc that form the base from which something else develops or begins (Greek and Latin were once viewed as the foundation stones of a good education.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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