"foundation stone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: foundation stones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foundation stone (plural foundation stones)
  1. A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony. Translations (stone laid during construction): крайъгълен камък (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), grundsten [common-gender] (Danish), peruskivi (Finnish), première pierre [feminine] (French), אֶבֶן יְסוֹד (english: even yesod) [feminine] (Hebrew), אֶבֶן פִּנָּה (english: even pinah) [feminine] (Hebrew), אֶבֶן שְׁתִיָּה (english: even shtiyah) [feminine] (Hebrew), alapkő (Hungarian), prima pietra [feminine] (Italian), grunnstein [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), grunnstein [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), primeira pedra [feminine] (Portuguese), pedra fundamental [feminine] (Portuguese), краеуго́льный ка́мень (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-foundation_stone-en-noun-XkiYaQ78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'stone laid during construction': 98 2
  2. (figurative) The basis of something. Tags: figuratively Related terms: cornerstone
    Sense id: en-foundation_stone-en-noun-G5mU90Du

Inflected forms

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