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English
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
basilar (not comparable)
- (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
- Lower, inferior, base.
1883, Henry Ward Beecher, “What is the Bible?”, in Plymouth Pulpit: A Weekly Publication of Sermons Preached by Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church Brooklyn, volume 6, number 17, page 343:[…] 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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Translations
of, pertaining to, or located at a base
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French basilaire.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
basilar m or f (plural basilares, comparable)
- basic
- Synonyms: básico, basal
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /basiˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ba‧si‧lar
Adjective
basilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural basilares)
- basilar
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