"cornerstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cornerstones [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense in part after Psalm 118:22, quoted several times in the New Testament. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|corner ston}} Middle English corner ston, {{compound|en|corner|stone}} corner + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornerstone (plural cornerstones)
  1. A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
    Sense id: en-cornerstone-en-noun-2q8l7M-~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 32 14
  2. Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details. Translations (ceremonial stone): حجر أساس (Arabic), անկյունաքար (ankyunakʿar) (Armenian), крайъгълен камък (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk) (Bulgarian), 奠基石 (Chinese Mandarin), základní kámen (Czech), grundsten (Danish), hoeksteen [masculine] (Dutch), nurgakivi (Estonian), peruskivi (Finnish), pierre angulaire [feminine] (French), première pierre [feminine] (French), Grundstein [masculine] (German), אבן פינה (Hebrew), hornsteinn (Icelandic), pietra angolare [feminine] (Italian), 礎石 (soseki) (Japanese), ಅಡಿಗಲ್ಲು (aḍigallu) (Kannada), kertinis akmuo (Lithuanian), Grondsteen (Luxembourgish), hjørnestein [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hjørnestein [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pèira angulara [feminine] (Occitan), كوشه طاشی (köşe taşı) (Ottoman Turkish), Akjsteen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), kamień węgielny [masculine] (Polish), primeira pedra (Portuguese), pedra angular [feminine] (Portuguese), piatră de temelie [feminine] (Romanian), краеуго́льный ка́мень (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), piedra angular [feminine] (Spanish), primera piedra [feminine] (Spanish), batong-panulukan (Tagalog), нарі́жний ка́мінь (narížnyj káminʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), viên đá đầu tiên (Vietnamese), earste stien (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-cornerstone-en-noun-2tRY0RQ1 Disambiguation of 'ceremonial stone': 36 60 4
  3. (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central. Tags: figuratively Translations (that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central): крайъгълен камък (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pedra angular [feminine] (Catalan), základ [masculine] (Czech), angulŝtono (Esperanto), kulmakivi (Finnish), pierre angulaire [feminine] (French), pierre d’angle [feminine] (French), Eckpfeiler [masculine] (German), Eckstein [masculine] (German), ακρογωνιαίος λίθος (akrogoniaíos líthos) [masculine] (Greek), sarokkő (Hungarian), fondamenta (Italian), hjørnestein [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hjørnestein [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), سنگبنا (sang-banâ) (Persian), kamień węgielny [masculine] (Polish), краеуго́льный ка́мень (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), fundamento (Spanish), panulukang-bato (Tagalog), нарі́жний ка́мінь (narížnyj káminʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cornerstone-en-noun-EK44J5LN Disambiguation of 'that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: corner stone Coordinate_terms: capstone, foundation stone, keystone, milestone, quoin, touchstone Translations (base stone): крайъгълен камък (krajǎgǎlen kamǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pedra cantonera [feminine] (Catalan), nárožní kámen (Czech), hoeksteen [masculine] (Dutch), steunpilaar [masculine] (Dutch), angulŝtono (Esperanto), kulmakivi (Finnish), pierre angulaire [feminine] (French), pierre d’angle [feminine] (French), Eckstein [masculine] (German), ακρογωνιαίος λίθος (akrogoniaíos líthos) [masculine] (Greek), pietra angolare (Italian), pietra d'angolo (Italian), (ishizue) (Japanese), corner ston (Middle English), كوشه طاشی (köşe taşı) (Ottoman Turkish), پی (pey) (Persian), بنیاد (bonyâd) (Persian), سنگ پی (sang-e pey) (Persian), Akjsteen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), kamień węgielny [masculine] (Polish), краеуго́льный ка́мень (krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), piedra angular [feminine] (Spanish), panulukang-bato (Tagalog), köşe taşı (Turkish), нарі́жний ка́мінь (narížnyj káminʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'base stone': 54 46 0

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          "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
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          "word": "pierre d’angle"
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          "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
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          "word": "Eckpfeiler"
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          "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
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          "word": "Eckstein"
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          "roman": "akrogoniaíos líthos",
          "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
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          "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
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          "word": "kamień węgielny"
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          "roman": "krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ",
          "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "краеуго́льный ка́мень"
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          "word": "fundamento"
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          "roman": "narížnyj káminʹ",
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      "roman": "krajǎgǎlen kamǎk",
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      "sense": "base stone",
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      "word": "pedra cantonera"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "nárožní kámen"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre angulaire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre d’angle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eckstein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akrogoniaíos líthos",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ακρογωνιαίος λίθος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "pietra angolare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "pietra d'angolo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ishizue",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "礎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "corner ston"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "köşe taşı",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "كوشه طاشی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pey",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "پی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bonyâd",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "بنیاد"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sang-e pey",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "سنگ پی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Akjsteen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kamień węgielny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "краеуго́льный ка́мень"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piedra angular"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "panulukang-bato"
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      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "köşe taşı"
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      "_dis1": "54 46 0",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "narížnyj káminʹ",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нарі́жний ка́мінь"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Psalm 118"
  ],
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}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English"
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      "word": "foundation stone"
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    {
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    {
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          "text": "The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.",
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          "text": "Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.",
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          "text": "That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.",
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          "ref": "2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krajǎgǎlen kamǎk",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "крайъгълен камък"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pedra cantonera"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "nárožní kámen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hoeksteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "steunpilaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "angulŝtono"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "kulmakivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre angulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre d’angle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eckstein"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akrogoniaíos líthos",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ακρογωνιαίος λίθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "pietra angolare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "pietra d'angolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ishizue",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "礎"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "corner ston"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "köşe taşı",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "كوشه طاشی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pey",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "پی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bonyâd",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "بنیاد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sang-e pey",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "سنگ پی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Akjsteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kamień węgielny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "краеуго́льный ка́мень"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piedra angular"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "panulukang-bato"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "word": "köşe taşı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "narížnyj káminʹ",
      "sense": "base stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нарі́жний ка́мінь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "حجر أساس"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ankyunakʿar",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "անկյունաքար"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krajǎgǎlen kamǎk",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "крайъгълен камък"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "奠基石"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "základní kámen"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "grundsten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hoeksteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "nurgakivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "peruskivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre angulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "première pierre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Grundstein"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "אבן פינה"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "hornsteinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pietra angolare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "soseki",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "礎石"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "aḍigallu",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "ಅಡಿಗಲ್ಲು"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "kertinis akmuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "Grondsteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hjørnestein"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hjørnestein"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pèira angulara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "köşe taşı",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "كوشه طاشی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Akjsteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kamień węgielny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "primeira pedra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pedra angular"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piatră de temelie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "краеуго́льный ка́мень"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piedra angular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primera piedra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "batong-panulukan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "narížnyj káminʹ",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нарі́жний ка́мінь"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "viên đá đầu tiên"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "ceremonial stone",
      "word": "earste stien"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krajǎgǎlen kamǎk",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "крайъгълен камък"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pedra angular"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "základ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "angulŝtono"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "kulmakivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre angulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierre d’angle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eckpfeiler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eckstein"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akrogoniaíos líthos",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ακρογωνιαίος λίθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "sarokkő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "fondamenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hjørnestein"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hjørnestein"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sang-banâ",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "سنگبنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kamień węgielny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krajeugólʹnyj kámenʹ",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "краеуго́льный ка́мень"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "fundamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "word": "panulukang-bato"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "narížnyj káminʹ",
      "sense": "that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нарі́жний ка́мінь"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Psalm 118"
  ],
  "word": "cornerstone"
}

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