The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden.
The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] If no basis bear my rising name. Pope.
The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. The basis of public credit is good faith. A. Hamilton.
The principal component part of a thing.
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