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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Basis \Ba"sis\, n.; pl {Bases}. [L. basis, Gr ?. See {Base}, n.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: basis n 1: a relation that provides the foundation for something "they were on a friendly footing" or "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: {footing}, {ground}] 2: the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {base}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}]
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