1
: the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)
2
a
: lowest point
b
: basis
: solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable
traditional bedrock values
a bedrock constituency
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Noun
They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock.
His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
When Colbert goes, so too will another piece of financial bedrock for late-night TV.
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Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
Policies led by La Follette are now bedrock principles in American politics.
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Noun
Its bedrock appeal has always been its depiction of a more or less happy family struggling to get by while running a Jersey Shore burger joint.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
When Colbert goes, so too will another piece of financial bedrock for late-night TV.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
Adjective
From that concern emerged what was then, and remains, an uncontroversial, bedrock moral principle.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
Policies led by La Follette are now bedrock principles in American politics.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedrock. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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