What does "basis" mean?
Basis: The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] If no basis bear my rising name. Pope.
Additional senses
- 2.The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. The basis of public credit is good faith. A. Hamilton.
- 3.The principal component part of a thing.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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