/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
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Translation
The main idea, fact, or reason that something is built on or starts from.
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
Gender
Pluralbasesirregular
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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