Dictionary Check: basis
"basis" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
8
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Definition
noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something
Example:
"they were on a friendly footing"
noun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Example:
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
noun
the most important or necessary part of something
Example:
"the basis of this drink is orange juice"
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