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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
2. 2
   a plain plinth that supports a wall wordnet
3. 3
   A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
4. 4
   The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
5. 5
   The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.

Synonyms

All synonyms

balustradebanisterbasecolonnadecolumncoradical

Etymology

From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.

Related phrases

normal subgroup

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