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Meaning of basis

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  basis
      n 1: a relation that provides the foundation for something;
           "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim
           basis" [syn: {footing}, {basis}, {ground}]
      2: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
         developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument
         rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {base},
         {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}]
      3: the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis
         of this drink is orange juice" [syn: {basis}, {base}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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