Keystone - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkiːstəʊn|  American pronunciation of the word keystone
Brit.  |ˈkiːstəʊn|  British pronunciation of the word keystone

noun

- a central cohesive source of support and stability (syn: anchor, backbone, linchpin, mainstay)
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault (syn: headstone, key)

Extra examples

Tourism is the city's economic keystone.

Hard work is the keystone to success.

The keystone of any personal injury case is medical evidence.

This is the last keystone that makes the arch.

Keystone stater

2-face keystone

Word forms

noun
singular: keystone
plural: keystones
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