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Meaning of BASED

Pronunciation:  b'eyst

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  having a base; "firmly based ice"
  2. [adj]  having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions"
  3. [adj]  being derived from; usually followed by"on" or"upon"; "a film based on a best-selling novel"
 
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 Synonyms: founded, supported
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Based\, p. p. & a.
1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as,
   broad-based.
2. [See {Base}, n., 18-21.] Wearing, or protected by, bases.
   [Obs.] ``Based in lawny velvet.'' --E. Hall.
 

 

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