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steunpilaar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cornerstone noun A stone set at the base corner of a building, sometimes laid ceremonially with an inscription.
  • mainstay noun A chief support.

Senses

steunpilaar is used for these senses in English:

cornerstone — full definition

  1. noun A stone set at the base corner of a building, sometimes laid ceremonially with an inscription.
  2. noun The fundamental basis or most important part of something.

mainstay — full definition

  1. noun A chief support.
  2. noun Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
  3. noun A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

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