Meaning
The main idea, fact, or reason that something is built on or starts from.
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Word origin
From Greek basis, meaning a step or something to stand on, taken into English through Latin.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- basis
- English cognates
- base, basic
Grammar
Examples
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No basis means no facts or reasons behind it.
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The basis is the thing everything else is built on.
weekly .
"On a weekly basis" means every week, as a regular pattern.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 32, lesson 2: basis, rib, effective and 7 more words.