Author and Basis

Author

Author noun - A person who creates a written work.

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Basis and author are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Author".

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Author and basis are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Author" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

human	human author	human basis
good	good author	good basis
original	original author	original basis
actual	actual author	actual basis
Other adjectives: real, main, professional, primary.

The essay actually existed, and was used by Wells as the basis for the Martians' biology; its author was Wells himself.

Source: Literature / The War of the Worlds
Incidentally, Streiber was the co-author, with Art Bell, of the book The Coming Global Superstorm, which provided the basis for the movie.

Source: Film / The Day After Tomorrow
The author, Michiharu, also owns a Ferrari Testarossa in real life, which became a basis for Yoshiaki Ishida's car.

Source: Manga / Wangan Midnight

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