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Noun basis has 3 senses
- footing, basis, ground - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
--1 is a kind of foundation
--1 has particulars: common ground
- basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
--2 is a kind of assumption, supposition, supposal
--2 is a part of explanation
--2 has particulars: meat and potatoes
- basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
--3 is a kind of part, portion, component part, component
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