1 | noun | a relation that provides the foundation for something 2 | noun | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained 3 | noun | the most important or necessary part of something

b'eys, is (IPA: bˈeɪsˌɪs)

ba-sis (5 letters | 2 syllables)

1571 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (454 years ago)

Latin | Modern Greek

bases

footing | ground | base | cornerstone | foundation | fundament | groundwork (total: 7)

common ground | meat and potatoes

foundation | assumption | supposal | supposition | component | component part | constituent | part | portion (total: 9)

oasis (based on typical American pronunciation)

basics | basins | basks | basts | oasis (total: 5)

(none among common words)

accrual basis | cash basis | on an individual basis | on an irregular basis | on a regular basis (total: 5)

Mandarin Chinese: | 基礎 (noun) Hindi: | आधार (noun) Arabic: | أَساس (noun) Spanish: | fundamento (principle) | base (principle) | base (building) | fundamento (building) French: | fondement (principle) | base (principle) | base (building) | fondation (building)

basis.com | basis.net | basis.org | basis.info | basis.biz (total: 5)

Amount from which to figure sale profit | Bottom | Foundation | Grounds | Groundwork | Underlying principle (total: 6) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

7 (International English) | 7 (North American English)

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