building block
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nounDefinition of BUILDING BLOCK
: a unit of construction or composition; especially : something essential on which a larger entity is based
See Examples of BUILDING BLOCK
- <historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies>
First Known Use of BUILDING BLOCK
1756
Related to BUILDING BLOCK
- Synonyms
- element, component, constituent, factor, ingredient, member
- Antonyms
- whole
Rhymes with BUILDING BLOCK
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