"basement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /beɪsmənt Audio: en-us-basement.ogg [US] Forms: basement [singular], basements [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A basement is part of a house or building that is under the ground.
    Sense id: simple-basement-en-noun-yinsnScl
     
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    },
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      ]
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "base‧ment",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After work I like to come home and relax in my basement."
        }
      ],
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        "A basement is part of a house or building that is under the ground."
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    }
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  "word": "basement"
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      "form": "basement",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "After work I like to come home and relax in my basement."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/beɪsmənt"
    },
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