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| + | [[Image:Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau]]'' (1845) by [[Paul Delaroche]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:L'Absinthe (1876) - Edgar Degas.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[L'Absinthe]]'' ([[1876]]) - [[Edgar Degas]]]] | ||
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| - | # morally [[low]]; [[despicable]] | + | ==Etymology== |
| - | + | From Middle English ''base, bas, baas'', from Old French ''base'', from Latin ''basis'', from Ancient Greek ''βάσις'' (básis). | |
| ==Adjective== | ==Adjective== | ||
| # [[low]] | # [[low]] | ||
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| # [[nonprecious]] used to describe metals which are not precious; [[base metal]] | # [[nonprecious]] used to describe metals which are not precious; [[base metal]] | ||
| - | =====Usage notes===== | + | ===Synonyms=== |
| - | * Said of fellows, motives, occupations, etc. | + | |
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| - | =====Synonyms===== | + | |
| * [[bad]], [[vile]], [[malicious]], [[destructive]], [[reprehensible]], [[knavish]], [[evil]] | * [[bad]], [[vile]], [[malicious]], [[destructive]], [[reprehensible]], [[knavish]], [[evil]] | ||
| + | ==Noun== | ||
| + | # Something from which other things extend; a [[foundation]]. | ||
| + | # The starting point of a logical [[deduction]] or [[thought]]; [[basis]]. | ||
| + | # A permanent structure for housing [[military]] [[personnel]] and material. | ||
| + | # The place where [[decision]]s for an organization are made; [[headquarters]]. | ||
| - | + | ==See also== | |
| - | See also [[base materialism]], [[basic instinct]] | + | *[[base materialism]] |
| + | *[[basic instinct]] | ||
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Etymology
From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).
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Adjective
- low
- inferior
- of low standing or rank
- immoral, cowardly
- common
- nonprecious used to describe metals which are not precious; base metal
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Synonyms
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Noun
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
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