basis
Cross references: 1. base ba.sis \'ba--s*s\ \-.se-z\ n or ba.ses [L] pl 1: FOUNDATION 2: the principal component of anything 3: something on which anything is constructed or established 4: the basic principle
Cross references: 1. base ba.sis \'ba--s*s\ \-.se-z\ n or ba.ses [L] pl 1: FOUNDATION 2: the principal component of anything 3: something on which anything is constructed or established 4: the basic principle