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basilar

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Pronunciation
/ˈbas.ɪl.ə/
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/ˈbas.ɪl.ə/ · /ˈbæz.əl.ɚ/ · /ˈbæs.əl.ɚ/ · /ˈbeɪ.zəl.ɚ/ · /ˈbeɪ.səl.ɚ/

Definition of basilar

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable, relational)Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable, relational)Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
  2. (not-comparable)Lower, inferior, base.
    “[…] that which he has in common with the lion, the cow and the horse—namely, the basilar instincts and appetites that in the animal creation constitute the whole.”

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Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).

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