nonbase

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adjective

Not being or not relating to a base.

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Meanings

adjectivenonbase (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot being or not relating to a base.

    FreeBSD differentiates between a base DNS install and a normal (nonbase) DNS install.

    2011, Ron Aitchison, Pro DNS and BIND 10, page 103
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    Base mills and nonbase mills may, or may not, be under separate ownership. […] The price of a shipment originating at a nonbase mill contains a delivery charge which is usually greater or less than the actual cost of delivery.

    1947, Betty Bock, Small Business and Regulation of Pricing Practices, page 20

Origin

From non- + base.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonbase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbase

MLA

“nonbase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonbase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbase.

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