BUILDING BLOCK Definition & Meaning

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building block

noun

block ( def 2 ).
one of a set of cube-shaped blocks used by children to make simple constructions.
a basic element or component:
the building blocks of proteins.

building block

noun

a block of stone or other material, larger than a brick, used in building
a component that fits with others to form a whole
standardized software building blocks
another name for (the child's toy) block

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of building block¹

First recorded in 1840–50

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He further argued that concept cells were fundamental components, or building blocks, of declarative memory.

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It has been lost in pursuit for more speed and its rediscovery was a vital building block.

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Carbon, he notes, is after all the building block of life, the animating force behind trees, rhinos, eyelashes, hormones, bamboo, and so much more.

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“Brimming with a sloppy insouciance, their debut album often is cited as one of the building blocks of the late ‘70s punk movement,” The Times wrote in an early review.

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The prime minister's trip to the White House is but one building block in developing answers to these questions.

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