Thesaurus: basis

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1. n. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
2. n. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.
3. n. The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.
4. n. The principal component part of a thing.
5. n. a relation that provides the foundation for something
6. n. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
7. n. the most important or necessary part of something
8. 1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden. 2. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] If no basis bear my rising name. Pope. 3. The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. The basis of public credit is good faith. A. Hamilton. 4. The principal component part of a thing.
9. n:100 n. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained n. the most important or necessary part of something