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adj
Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Lower, inferior, base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to or located at the base
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: basilary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
