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based
based /beɪst/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: base, the basics, basis; adjective: baseless, basic, based; verb: base; adverb: basically
1. [not before noun] if you are based somewhere, that is the place where you work or where your main business is:
    It is a professional service based at our offices in Oxford.
    London-based/New York-based etc
    a London-based firm of accountants
2. oil-based/carbon-based/computer-based etc used to describe the basic feature or part of something:
    computer-based teaching
    community-based services
    carbon-based fuels
3. broadly-based based on many kinds of things or people:
    a broadly-based government of national reconciliation