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   Basis , n.; pl. Bases . [L. basis, Gr. βάσις. See Base, n.]
   The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
   Dryden.
   
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   The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.]
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   If no basis bear my rising name.
   Pope.
   
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   The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.
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   The basis of public credit is good faith.
   A. Hamilton.
   
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   The principal component part of a thing.
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