STEREOBATE

Noun

stereobate (plural stereobates)

The foundation, typically of a stone building.

The steps of the platform beneath the stylobate.

Source: Wiktionary


Ste"re*o*bate, n. Etym: [Gr. stereo`s solid + stéréobate.] (Arch.)

Definition: The lower part or basement of a building or pedestal; -- used loosely for several different forms of basement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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