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   plinth

   /plɪnθ/

   noun

   • 1. a heavy base supporting a statue or vase: "busts of the King and Queen on marble plinths"
   • ▪ the lower square slab at the base of a column.
   • ▪ the base course of a building, or projecting base of a wall.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos ‘tile, brick, squared stone’. The Latin form was in early use in English.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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