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Meaning of Keystone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkiː.stəʊn

Definitions

  1. A census-designated place in Colorado.
  2. The top stone of an arch.
  3. A city and town in Iowa.
  4. Something on which other things depend for support.
  5. A ghost town in North Dakota.
  6. A native or resident of the American state of Pennsylvania.
  7. A town in South Dakota.
  8. A retail price that is double the cost price; a markup of 100%.
  9. The combination of the shortstop and second baseman.

Equivalents

Български ключ
Català clau de volta
Čeština Svorník
Esperanto ĉefŝtono
Español clave dovela
Galego clave
עברית אבן הראשה
Italiano chiave di volta
한국어 쐐기돌
Kurdî çavî
Malti ċavi
Nederlands sluitsteen
Polski filar klucz podstawa zwornik
Português pedra angular
Română cheie de boltă
Українська замок ключ
Tiếng Việt rường cột

Examples

“The tunnel, which is 1,000 yd. long, had been closed to passenger traffic since November 17, 1949, after some of the keystones had worked loose.”
“Tension between empirical and theoretical knowledge is keystone to sociological and to organizational theories, as early as in Marx's and Weber's frameworks.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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