Base

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Base

Type

free base

Denotation

foundation, beginning, starting point, lowest depth

Etymology

Old French bas; Latin basis; Ancient Greek básis

Evidence

abase, abase, basal, base, baseball, baseboard, based, baseless, baseline, baseload, basement, baseness, bases, baseword, basic, basically, basicranium, basics, basing, basis, codebase, debase, freebase, leafbase, moonbase, subbase, surbase, wheelbase

Notes

base and basis are doublets

See Also

Bass