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surbased definition

sur·based (-bāst′)

adjective

  1. Etymology: < surbase + -ed

    having a surbase

  2. Etymology: < Fr surbaissé < sur- (see sur-) + baissé, pp. of baisser, to lower < VL *bassiare < bassus: see base

    designating an arch whose rise is less than half its span

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