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bed·rock

[bed-rok] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	Geology. unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments.

2.	bottom layer; lowest stratum.

3.	any firm foundation or basis: Technical courses will be founded on a bedrock of sound, general education so as to produce a well-rounded engineer.

4.	the fundamental principles, as of a teaching, belief, or science: Let's strip away the cant and get down to bedrock.

–adjective

5.	basic; fundamental.

[Origin: 1840–50, Americanism; bed + rock¹

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bed·rock (běd'rŏk') Pronunciation Key
n.

The solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel.
1. The very basis; the foundation: Ownership of land is the bedrock of democracy.
2. The lowest point: personal finances that were at bedrock.

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bedrock
noun
1.	solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
2.	principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: fundamentals]