base2
Pronunciation: /beɪs/
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Definition of base
adjective
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bas, from medieval Latin bassus 'short' (found in classical Latin as a cognomen). Early senses included 'low, short' and 'of inferior quality'; from the latter arose a sense 'low in the social scale', and hence (mid 16th century) 'reprehensibly cowardly, selfish, or mean'