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Foundation stone

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. 2
    a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building wordnet
  3. 3
    The basis of something. figuratively

    "England had been infamously stodgy under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, albeit as they reached the final and, if anything, Carsley needed a performance here more than a result. He certainly got that in the first half. A new era has its foundation stone."

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