FOUNDATION STONE

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Meaning:

A stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("foundation stone" is a kind of...):

stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)

Holonyms ("foundation stone" is a part of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)