founding stone
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1fundamentum Explanation: Or, less commonly, 'fundamen'. 'To place' or 'to lay' a cornerstone is 'fundamentum substruere'. The word may be used in both a literal and metaphorical sense. Thus, 'Fundamentum aedificii prid. Nonas Nov. MCMXXXVI substructum est' = 'The founding stone (cornerstone) of the building was laid on Nov. 6, 1936' and 'Labor <alicuius> fundamentum est rei' = 'The work <of someone> is the cornerstone of the subject'. |
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