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bn:00008786n

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basis base foundation fundament groundwork

The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained WordNet 3.0

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The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained. OmegaWiki

Something from which other things extend; a foundation. Wiktionary

Something from which other things extend. Wiktionary (translation)

The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone

Wiktionary

base

OmegaWiki

cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork