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| base·ment [ báyssmənt ] (plural base·ments) |
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1. architecture underground story of building: a story of a building that is wholly or partly below ground level
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2. buildings lowest part of wall or building: the foundation, substructure, or lowest part of a wall or building
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3. geology part of Earth's crust: the highly folded igneous or metamorphic layer of rocks that lies beneath more recent, softer sedimentary rocks
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4. New England toilet or washroom: a toilet or washroom, especially in a school
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| [Mid-18th century. Probably via Dutch< Italian basamento "base of a column" < basare "to base"] |
