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building block

 
pronunciation:
bIl dIng blak
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a cinder block or other block used for building.
definition 2: a wooden or plastic block, usu. part of a set, designed as a children's building toy; block.
definition 3: one of the fundamental parts of something.
The physicist is searching for the building blocks of matter.