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English to English noun
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |  | Example: the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
source: wordnet30
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lowest support of a structure | | Example: it was built on a base of solid rock
he stood at the foot of the tower
source: wordnet30
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preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation | | Example: we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago
source: wordnet30
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That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. | | source: webster1913
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