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  • 91base — base1 [bās] n. [ME < OFr bas < L basis,BASIS] 1. the thing or part on which something rests; lowest part or bottom; foundation 2. the fundamental or main part, as of a plan, organization, system, theory, etc. 3. the principal or essential… …

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  • 92Base — (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. [Archaic]… …

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  • 93Base fee — Base Base (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.… …

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  • 94Base metal — Base Base (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.… …

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  • 95bass — Base Base (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.… …

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  • 96base — I. noun (plural bases) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin basis, from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go more at come Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate… …

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  • 97Historical materialism — Part of a series on Marxism …

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  • 98Cārvāka — For the village in Kyrgyzstan, see Charbak, Kyrgyzstan. Cārvāka (Sanskrit: चार्वाक), also known as Lokāyata, is a system of Indian philosophy that assumes various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference.[1] It seems named… …

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  • 99Burakumin — ( ja. linktext|部|落|民: buraku , tribe + min , people), is a term often used to describe a Japanese social minority group. The burakumin are one of the main minority groups in Japan, along with the Ainu of Hokkaidō, the Ryukyuans of Okinawa and the …

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  • 100Michael Savage — For other people named Michael Savage, see Michael Savage (disambiguation). Michael Savage Born Michael Alan Weiner March 31, 1942 (1942 03 31) (age 69) The Bronx, New York, U.S. Residence San Francisco, California, U.S …

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