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foundation stone

noun

Definition of FOUNDATION STONE

1
:  a stone in the foundation of a building; especially :  such a stone laid with public ceremony — compare cornerstone
2
:  basis, groundwork
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First Known Use of FOUNDATION STONE

1628

Rhymes with FOUNDATION STONE

accident-prone, anticyclone, Asunción, Bois de Boulogne, bred-in-the-bone, close to the bone, Darby and Joan, eau de cologne, enterprise zone, fire-and-brimstone, mesocyclone, metallophone, Nuevo León, progesterone, radiophone, strawberry roan, testosterone, videophone

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