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foundation stone

noun

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  1. A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of…

    A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony.

    • He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.

  2. The basis of something.

The neighborhood

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