Usually means: Fundamental component for constructing structures.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word building block:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. building block: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. building block: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. building block: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. building block: Collins English Dictionary
  5. building block: Vocabulary.com
  6. building-block: Wordnik
  7. building block: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. building block: Wiktionary
  9. building block: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. building block: Dictionary.com
  11. Building block (chemistry), Building block: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. building block: Rhymezone
  13. building block: Free Dictionary
  14. building block: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. building block: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. building block: Encyclopedia

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  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)

(Note: See building_blocks as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (building block)

noun:  (literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
noun:  A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure.
noun:  (figuratively) A component that is part of a larger system.

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