bedrock

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
  2. noun principles from which other truths can be derived

Etymology

From bed (“a layer on top of which something else rests.”) + rock.

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