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basal
English
Etymology
From base +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [?be?s??]
- (US, also) IPA(key): [?be?z??]
- Rhymes: -e?s?l, -e?z?l
Adjective
basal (comparative more basal, superlative most basal)
- Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
- (anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.
- (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.
- (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
Synonyms
- basilar
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
basal (plural basals)
- base, bottom, minimum
- (anatomy) Any basal structure or part
Anagrams
- Ba'als, Baals, Ba?als, LABAs, albas, baals, balas, balsa, blaas, laabs, sabal
French
Adjective
basal (feminine singular basale, masculine plural basaux, feminine plural basales)
- basal
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
basal (comparative basaler, superlative am basalsten)
- basal
Declension
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (ba?al).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba.sal/
Noun
basal m (collective, singulative basla, paucal basliet)
- onion (as a mass or species); several onions
- bulbs
Derived terms
Maranao
Verb
basal
- to beat, to knock
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?sal/, [ba?sal]
- Hyphenation: ba?sal
Adjective
basal (plural basales)
- basal
Derived terms
Related terms
- base
Further reading
- “basal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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indigenous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gign? (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene, Ancient Greek ????????? (endogen?s, “born in the house”), and the separately formed endogenous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?d?d??n?s/
- (General American) enPR: ?n-d?j??-n?s, ?n-d?j??-n?s, IPA(key): /?n?d?d??n?s/, /?n?d?d??n?s/
- Rhymes: -?d??n?s, -?d??n?s
- Hyphenation: in?dig?e?nous
Adjective
indigenous (not comparable)
- Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion. [from 17th c.]
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
- Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.
- 1997, Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Monthly Review Press, page 17:
- Horses, like camels, had once been indigenous to Latin America but had become extinct.
- In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
- Innate, inborn. [from 19th c.]
- 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 18:
- She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
- 1883, George MacDonald, "Stephen Archer" in Stephen Archer and Other Tales:
- He had all the tricks of a newspaper boy indigenous in him.
- 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 18:
Usage notes
- Some style guides recommend capitalizing Indigenous in reference to the racial/ethnic/cultural category. (Lowercase indigenous has historically been more common.)
Synonyms
- (native): aboriginal, autochthonous, local; See also Thesaurus:native
- (innate, inborn): connatural, natural; See also Thesaurus:innate
Derived terms
Related terms
- indigena
Translations
References
References
- indigenous at OneLook Dictionary Search
- indigenous in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- indigenous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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