68 entries under basis topic. ×

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origin(noun, law, regulation, company, person)
31
root(noun, support, action, person, cause)
23
cause(noun, support, regulation, action, person)
21
beginning(noun, action, cause, start, rise)
21
spring(noun, nature, cause, start, rise)
17
fount(noun, cause, start, point, base)
17
inception(noun, cause, start, top, point)
13
start(noun, cause, rise, point, base)
12
derivation(noun, company, place, cause, start)
12
fountain(noun, nature, cause, start, point)
11
well(noun, nature, cause, start, point)
11
author(noun, person, cause, point, reason)
10
dawn(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
10
fountainhead(noun, nature, person, cause, start)
10
rise(noun, cause, start, top, point)
10
commencement(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
10
parent(noun, person, cause, start, point)
9
base(noun, support, regulation, action, part)
9
germ(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
9
origination(noun, cause, start, top, point)
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