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- Dictionarycornerstone/ˈkɔːnəstəʊn/
noun
- 1. an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based: "a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy"
- 2. a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.
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CORNERSTONE definition: 1. a stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or…. Learn more.
The meaning of CORNERSTONE is a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall; specifically : such a stone laid at a formal ceremony. How to use cornerstone in a sentence.
CORNERSTONE meaning: 1. a stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a stone at the corner of a wall, uniting two intersecting walls; quoin. 2. a stone placed at the corner of a building during a ceremony to mark the start of construction. 3. a person or thing of prime importance; basis. the cornerstone of the whole argument. Collins English Dictionary.
A cornerstone is literally a stone at the corner of a building. It’s an important stone, so it also means “the basic part of something,” as in, the cornerstone of the suffragette movement was getting women the right to vote.
noun. a stone uniting two masonry walls at an intersection. a stone representing the nominal starting place in the construction of a monumental building, usually carved with the date and laid with appropriate ceremonies. something that is essential, indispensable, or basic: The cornerstone of democratic government is a free press.
1. (Building) a stone at the corner of a wall, uniting two intersecting walls; quoin. 2. (Building) a stone placed at the corner of a building during a ceremony to mark the start of construction. 3. a person or thing of prime importance; basis: the cornerstone of the whole argument.
