"stepstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stepstones [plural]
Etymology: From step + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|step|stone}} step + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} stepstone (plural stepstones)
  1. A stone laid before a door as a stair to rise on in entering the house; a doorstep.
    Sense id: en-stepstone-en-noun-l2uUiW4N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14
  2. (figurative) A stepping stone Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-stepstone-en-noun-YKwpRNWO

Inflected forms

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