bedrock
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌrɑk/
:
fundamento
- That plan will be built on bedrock science.
- bedrock principles
- bedrock values
- bedrock assumptions
For kids growing up, that skill is the bedrock of development.
- For kids growing up, that skill is the bedrock of development.
- Yeah, Chris formed the bedrock of my faith in finding things.
- And that I think is, is the bedrock upon which modern science is built.
- They may disagree about certain things, but perhaps there's some bedrock that they're all established upon.
- Free speech is a bedrock American value.
- Trust is the bedrock of any relationship.
- And I see this unbroken brotherhood that is, I think the bedrock of why we're here still.
- Why are we talking about this when in reality, if you get rid of philosophy, which I see as it is, the bedrock from which you're thinking grows.
- And I don't want to disturb that memory because that memory is vivid and is kind of a bedrock of the person I've become.
- Einstein said time and space or illusions of consciousness, albeit persistent ones, that there is some bedrock of love, unalterable love.
- It is the bedrock of the alliance and an obligation that time will not erode.
Examples
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Trust is the bedrock of any relationship.
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NATO will remain the bedrock of our collective defence.
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Free speech is a bedrock American value.
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For kids growing up, that skill is the bedrock of development.
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It's been our bedrock principle for 25 years.
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The Supreme Court has called this the "bedrock principle" of our proud free speech tradition.
Academic text (1997) -
Values are those bedrock beliefs that give direction to a person's life.
Academic text (2002) -
The NPT has become part of the bedrock of the international system.
Academic text (1999) -
Your courageous actions are the bedrock upon which peace and democracy have always been built.
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Free speech is a bedrock American value.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
The main support, reason, or way that something happens
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1.0
The bottom part that supports something, for example an organ or object
182
3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
97
3.5
A basic idea that people build other things on
46
5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
37
4.2
An important idea or thing that other things depend on
33
4.8
A main thing that supports and keeps something strong
32
3.4
The main part that supports a system or group
22
2.7
An important rule or idea that forms the base for other knowledge
14
4.1
A basic rule that other ideas come from
12
5.0
A basic support or principle that something depends on
8
1.0
Important facts or skills you learn first in a subject
7
5.8
Basic ideas and facts that form the foundation of a subject
4
3.3
A simple idea or belief that people accept without proof and that supports an argument
1
9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
Basic ideas you learn first when studying a subject
A basic idea or belief that other things depend on
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bedrock uses the same image of bed + rock — a solid layer that holds everything up — so it means the basic, strong foundation or main principle on which something is built.