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stereobate definition

stereo·bate (ster′ē ə bāt′, stir′-)

noun

a foundation, as of a building, or a solid substructure or platform of masonry

Etymology: L stereobata < Gr stereobatēs < stereos, solid (see stereo-) + batēs, that which steps or treads < bainein, to come

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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