Cornerstone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌʃᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌʃᵻz/.

Examples

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base groundwork foundation fundament basis

Parts of Speech

noun	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained “the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
noun	a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
noun	a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

Word Forms

basal	adjective	of primary importance
base	verb	use as a basis for; found on
found	verb	use as a basis for; found on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grundstein

🇫🇷French

pierre angulaire

les hypothèses fondamentales à partir desquelles quelque chose est commencé ou développé ou calculé ou expliqué

🇪🇸Spanish

piedra angular

Los supuestos fundamentales a partir de los cuales algo comienza, se desarrolla, se calcula o se explica.

🇮🇹Italian

pietra angolare

i presupposti fondamentali da cui qualcosa viene iniziato, sviluppato, calcolato o spiegato

🇳🇱Dutch

hoeksteen

de fundamentele aannames van waaruit iets wordt begonnen, ontwikkeld, berekend of verklaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

pedra angular

os pressupostos fundamentais a partir dos quais algo é iniciado ou desenvolvido ou calculado ou explicado

🇷🇺Russian

краеугольный камень

фундаментальные предположения, из которых что-то начинается, развивается, рассчитывается или объясняется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधारशिला

वे मूलभूत धारणाएँ जिनसे कोई चीज़ शुरू या विकसित या गणना या व्याख्या की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর

মৌলিক অনুমান যা থেকে কিছু শুরু বা বিকাশ করা হয় বা গণনা করা হয় বা ব্যাখ্যা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மூலக்கல்

ஏதாவது தொடங்கப்பட்ட அல்லது உருவாக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது கணக்கிடப்பட்ட அல்லது விளக்கப்பட்ட அடிப்படை அனுமானங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూలస్తంభం

ఏదైనా ప్రారంభించబడిన లేదా అభివృద్ధి చేయబడిన లేదా లెక్కించబడిన లేదా వివరించబడిన ప్రాథమిక అంచనాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

कोनशिला

मूलभूत गृहीतके ज्यातून काहीतरी सुरू केले जाते किंवा विकसित केले जाते किंवा गणना केली जाते किंवा स्पष्ट केले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાયાનો પથ્થર

મૂળભૂત ધારણાઓ કે જેમાંથી કંઈક શરૂ અથવા વિકસિત અથવા ગણતરી અથવા સમજાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲಾಧಾರ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಲೆಕ್ಕಹಾಕಿದ ಅಥವಾ ವಿವರಿಸಿದ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಊಹೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂലക്കല്ല്

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആരംഭിക്കുകയോ വികസിപ്പിക്കുകയോ കണക്കാക്കുകയോ വിശദീകരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന അടിസ്ഥാന അനുമാനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੀਂਹ ਪੱਥਰ

ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਧਾਰਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਗਣਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنگ بنیاد

بنیادی مفروضے جن سے کچھ شروع یا تیار کیا جاتا ہے یا حساب لگایا جاتا ہے یا اس کی وضاحت کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基石

某事物开始、发展、计算或解释的基本假设

🇯🇵Japanese

礎石

何かが始まる、開発される、計算される、または説明される基本的な前提

🇰🇷Korean

기초

어떤 일이 시작되거나 발전되거나 계산되거나 설명되는 근본적인 가정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hòn đá tảng

các giả định cơ bản mà từ đó một cái gì đó được bắt đầu hoặc phát triển hoặc tính toán hoặc giải thích

🇹🇭Thai

รากฐานที่สำคัญ

สมมติฐานพื้นฐานจากบางสิ่งบางอย่างที่เริ่มต้นหรือพัฒนาหรือคำนวณหรืออธิบาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

landasan

asumsi mendasar dari mana sesuatu dimulai atau dikembangkan atau dihitung atau dijelaskan

🇵🇭Filipino

batong panulok

ang mga pangunahing pagpapalagay kung saan ang isang bagay ay sinimulan o binuo o kinakalkula o ipinaliwanag

🇲🇾Malay

batu asas

andaian asas dari mana sesuatu dimulakan atau dibangunkan atau dikira atau dijelaskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حجر الزاوية

الافتراضات الأساسية التي يبدأ منها شيء ما أو يتم تطويره أو حسابه أو شرحه

🇮🇷Persian

سنگ بنا

مفروضات اساسی که از آنها چیزی شروع یا توسعه یا محاسبه یا توضیح داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

temel taşı

bir şeyin başlatıldığı, geliştirildiği veya hesaplandığı veya açıklandığı temel varsayımlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'cornerstone' is 'the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained'.

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Using 'cornerstone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cornerstone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cornerstone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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