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BASEBORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does baseborn mean?
• BASEBORN (adjective)
The adjective BASEBORN has 2 senses:
1. of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)
2. illegitimate
Familiarity information: BASEBORN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms:
Context example:
of humble (or lowly) birth
Similar:
lowborn (of humble birth or origins)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Illegitimate
Synonyms:
base; baseborn
Similar:
illegitimate (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
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