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baso

/ˈbeɪ.səʊ/

baso is the abbreviation of basically.

Meaning of basically

Adverb

basically (comparative more basically, superlative most basically)

  1. In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
    • They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a crappy car.
    Synonyms:
    essentially
  2. Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
    Synonyms:
    chiefly
  3. (filler) Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.
    • I shouldn't have done it, basically.

Origin of baso

Clipping of basically + -o (diminutive suffix). Compare deffo.

Questions about baso

What is baso the abbreviation of?
Baso is the abbreviation of basically.
How do you pronounce baso?
Baso is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.səʊ/.

Words near baso in the dictionary

  1. basnets
  2. Basnett
  3. Basnetts
  4. Basnight
  5. Basnights
  6. baso
  7. baso-
  8. basoapical
  9. basocatenate
  10. basocellular
  11. basoche

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Adapted from Wiktionary: baso (page history and authors); basically (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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