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basis(noun, law, idea, foundation)
12
foundation(noun, law, hold, block, back)
12
groundwork(noun, hold, block, back, informal)
12
keystone(noun, idea, element, foundation)
10
fundamental(noun, part, basic, basis)
4
ground(noun, basis)
4
root(noun, idea, essence, basis)
3
footing(noun, hold, block, back)
3
pillar(noun, hold, block, back)
3
rudiment(noun, law, foundation, basic)
3
underpinning(noun, hold, block, back)
2
bedrock(noun, basis)
2
column(noun, hold, block, back)
2
infrastructure(noun, basis)
2
substratum(noun, hold, block, back)
2
substructure(noun, hold, block, back)
2
support(noun, foundation, basis, brace)
2
understructure(basis, preparation)
1
abutment(noun, hold, block, back)
1
agency(noun, hold, block, back)
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