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Synonyms for keystone

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kee-stohn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkiˌstoʊn

Définition of keystone

Origin :
  • "stone in the middle of an arch, which holds up the others," 1630s, from key (n.1) in figurative sense of "that which holds together other parts" + stone. Figurative sense is from 1640s. Pennsylvania was called the Keystone State because of its position (geographical and political) in the original American confederation, between northern states and southern ones. Keystone cops were the bumbling police in the slapstick silent movies produced by Keystone Company, formed by Canadian-born U.S. film director Mack Sennett (1884-1960) in 1912.
  • noun base
Example sentences :
  • On this is the inscription: “Her loss was that as of a keystone to an arch.”
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • The keystone of the arch had been removed, the downfall of the whole must follow.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • In fact, not a few of us think that the Strathcona is the keystone of the Mission.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • That is the keystone of American liberty—'malice toward none.'
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • From the pavement to the keystone of its vault is but 132 French feet—about 150 English.
  • Extract from : « Our Fathers Have Told Us » by John Ruskin
  • But neatness was the keystone of good, efficient work in any field.
  • Extract from : « Hex » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
  • The tenet of predestination was the keystone of his religion.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • "Dead" secrecy was the keystone of all plans and confidences.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • The 'sovereign,' in fact, is the keystone of the whole Utilitarian system.
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
  • Thrift is the keystone that supports the arch of the savings bank.
  • Extract from : « Some Reminiscences of old Victoria » by Edgar Fawcett

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