bedrock
The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
Other meanings
A basis or foundation.
“If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.”
A kind of
- rock
Example sentences
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This definition is adapted from “bedrock” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.