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basal [ˈbeɪsəl] adj
1. at, of, or constituting a base 2. of or constituting a foundation or basis; fundamental; essential basally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| At the other end of the series we have the cells of the hive-bee, placed in a double layer: each cell, as is well known, is an hexagonal prism, with the basal edges of its six sides bevelled so as to join on to a pyramid, formed of three rhombs. , Volume III, AUS to BIS, you will find that bees are a 'large and natural family of the zoological order Hymenoptera, characterized by the plumose form of many of their hairs, by the large size of the basal segment of the foot . ) It will be seen therefore that (1) emphatic stress and (2) alliteration are the basal principles of the system. |
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