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Basement

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the lower story or floor of a building beneath the principal one. In ordinary houses the lower story is not called a basement unless partly below the surface of the ground. In larger buildings in which an architectural arrangement is introduced, the lower story, even if above the ground, is called a basement if in the composition it serves as a pedestal or substructure for the main order of the architecture.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Basement'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/basement.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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