English Explanatory Dictionary

bas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of ba
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ba
noun
  1. plural of BA
noun
  1. Initialism of basic allowance for subsistence.
  2. Initialism of Bachelor of Applied Science.
name
  1. Initialism of Book of Alternative Services.
  2. Initialism of British Antarctic Survey.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

bas B.A.S. B. A. S. Bases

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

BASc B.A.Sc. B. A. Sc. BAppSc B.App.Sc. B. App. Sc. BEng B.Eng. B. Eng.

Related words

MAS M.A.S. M. A. S. Baccalaureate of Applied Science Baccalaureate of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering
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