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   basement

   /ˈbeɪsm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level: "they went down the stairs into the basement"
   • ▪ the oldest formation of rocks underlying a particular area: "basement rocks"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from base1 (noun or verb) + -ment, probably originally after Italian basamento ‘column base’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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