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• keystone — /kee stohn /, n. 1. the wedge shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place. 2. something on which associated things depend: the keystone of one s philosophy. 3. Also called keystone sack. Baseball Slang.… …   Universalium

• keystone — noun Date: circa 1637 1. the wedge shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place see arch illustration 2. something on which associated things depend for support < determination, a keystone of the puritan ethic L. S.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• keystone —    The central and highest stone (voussoirs) in an arch. It cannot fall out of place because it is wedge shaped, with the widest part of the wedge at the top. It is the last stone to be set in place during the construction of an arch. By pressing …   Glossary of Art Terms

• keystone — key•stone [[t]ˈkiˌstoʊn[/t]] n. 1) bui the wedge shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place 2) something on which associated things depend; foundation …   From formal English to slang

• keystone — /ˈkistoʊn / (say keestohn) noun 1. the wedge shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place. 2. something on which associated things depend …  

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• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

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