building block
noun
: a unit of construction or composition
especially
: something essential on which a larger entity is based
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Examples of building block in a Sentence
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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Each sun has its own story and together this tapestry becomes the fundamental building blocks of our design.
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Jane Pauley, CBS News, 19 May 2024
The basic building block of superconducting logic and memory is the Josephson junction.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
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Jane Pauley, CBS News, 19 May 2024
The basic building block of superconducting logic and memory is the Josephson junction.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for building block
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building%20block. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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