basis

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, βάσις, a foundation, base, support, pedestal, villae: (statuā) abiectā basim manere: Scipionis, i. e. of his statue. — A base: trianguli.

basis
băsis, is and ĕos (gen. basis, Vulg. 3 Reg. 7, 27; 7, 34: baseos, Vitr. 10, 15; acc. usu. basim, but...

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Basis
·noun The principal component part of a thing. II. Basis ·noun The pedestal of a column, pillar, or...

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