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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cornerstone/ˈkɔːnəstəʊn/

▶noun

1 a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.

2 an important quality or feature on which something is based: a minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.

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