How to pronounce "cornerstone"

• "cornerstone" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "cornerstone"

Noun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

Synonyms:

• basis
• base
• foundation
• fundament
• groundwork
• cornerstone

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• cornerstone

Noun

a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

Synonyms:

• cornerstone