bedrock
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bedrock
- /ˈbɛd.ɹɒk/ UK
- /ˈbɛdˌɹɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɛdɹɒk
Where it comes from
From bed (“a layer on top of which something else rests.”) + rock.
noun bedrocks
- The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface. The denudation of the land was upon a grand scale. All superficial accumulations were swept away, and the bedrock was exposed.
- A basis or foundation. If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.
- The bones.
verb bedrocks · bedrocking · bedrocked
- To establish on a solid foundation. Bedrocked in the formative race relations of the Heart of Dixie, the governor declined an invitation to the unveiling of artist Maya Lin's civil rights memorial in downtown Montgomery.
