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bas¹

  • /bɑːs/ UK
  • /bɔːs/ UK
  • /bɔs/ UK
  • /bɑs/ US
  • /bɒs/ US

Sounds like bass, boss

noun

  1. plural plural of ba

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of ba

BAs²

noun

  1. plural plural of BA

BAS³

noun B.A.S. · B. A. S.

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of basic allowance for subsistence
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Bachelor of Applied Science

    Similar: BASc, B.A.Sc., B. A. Sc., BAppSc, B.App.Sc., B. App. Sc., BEng, B.Eng., B. Eng.

  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of behavioral activation system

proper noun B.A.S. · B. A. S.

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Book of Alternative Services
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of British Antarctic Survey

Bas⁴

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from Cebuano Bas, from bas (“sand”).

* Borrowed from Catalan Bas, a habitational surname from a place in Catalonia.

* Borrowed from French Bas, from bas (“low”).

* Borrowed from Basque Bas, a topographic surname from baso (“wood”).

* Borrowed from Slovene Baš, a short form of the personal name Sebastjan.

proper noun Bases

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: barium, ab, artium baccalaurens, sar, ici, sce, ld, ces, cbs, ecs, sbc, abs, downstairs, low, below, cem

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APA

bas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bas

Chicago

"bas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bas.

BibTeX
@misc{bas_2026,
  title = {bas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}