keystone
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈkiːstoʊn/
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piedra angular
- In this project, team collaboration acts as the keystone, ensuring all tasks are aligned and completed efficiently.
- keystone species
- keystone predator
- keystone behavior
So this, this moral being is, is kind of the keystone of our own being.
- So this, this moral being is, is kind of the keystone of our own being.
- Michael is going to talk about his work with the with the cultural keystone species, Michael Coe.
- So it's, I was trying to discipline myself into using these keystone players in nature that people already know.
- You know, the keystone clicked in and it was like, oh, OK, I I see where this all this comes from and what the connection of it all is.
Examples
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Other early skills in the learning process have been identified as possible keystone behaviors.
Academic text (2000) -
"Electricity is the keystone of the national defense program," the Wall Street Journal echoed.
Academic text (2004) -
So this, this moral being is, is kind of the keystone of our own being.
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Student teaching has been called the keystone experience for the undergraduate, the most crucial phase of teaching preparation.
Academic text (2004) -
The parent-child-teacher relationship forms the keystone of a good learning environment.
Academic text (1996) -
The American Credo is the keystone of all Freedoms Foundation activities.
Academic text (1992) -
The sharing of photography knowledge for mutual growth and enjoyment has been a keystone of PSA.
Academic text (2009) -
Fisher's 1930 book, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection, is the keystone for the architecture of modern Darwinism.
Academic text (1991) -
Exercise is the keystone of a successful weight loss program, as it supports overall health and well-being.
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Effective communication is the keystone of any successful organization, holding together the team's efforts.
Synonyms
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3.2
The most important central part of something
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3.7
The strength or courage to do what is difficult
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4.4
A main idea or practice that supports something important, like society
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4.0
A person or thing that gives support and makes someone feel confident
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4.8
A main thing that supports and keeps something strong
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3.4
The main part that supports a system or group
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4.9
The main support that people or things depend on
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6.7
A key person or part that keeps a team working
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7.0
The person or thing that keeps a group together and working
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.6
A nickname for Pennsylvania because it played an important role in early United States history
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word keystone comes from the actual top stone of an arch, made of key + stone, which 'locks' the whole arch and keeps it standing. So when we call something a keystone, we mean it is the most important part that holds all the other parts together.