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FOUNDATION STONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foundation stone mean?
• FOUNDATION STONE (noun)
The noun FOUNDATION STONE has 1 sense:
1. a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building
Familiarity information: FOUNDATION STONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("foundation stone" is a kind of...):
stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)
Holonyms ("foundation stone" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
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