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单词 keystone
释义 keystone
 /kee"stohn'/,  n.  
  1. the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
  2. something on which associated things depend: the keystone of one's philosophy.
  3. Also called keystone sack. Baseball Slang. See second base (def. 1).
 [1630-40; KEY1 + STONE]
 Syn. 2. basis, principle, foundation, linchpin.
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