Meaning of BUILDING BLOCK

Pronunciation:			'bilding blâk
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a block of material used in construction work [n]  a single undivided natural entity occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
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	Synonyms:		unit
	See Also:		ashlar, breeze block, building material, chain, chemical chain, chemical group, cinder block, clinker block, couple, entity, group, headstone, keystone, molecule, part, physical thing, piece, radical, unit cell, voussoir
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