Base
Roots
Roots noun - The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The four segments were highlights, roots, tips and base, which was basically everything not covered by the other segments.
Source: Multicolored Hair - Paper Mario: Sticker Star was supposed to be a return to the series' RPG roots, but ended up breaking the base as much as the third game did.
Source: Contested Sequel -
Brian and Moha-Samedi's adversarial relationship has roots in the traditional clown archetypes of the wise guy "auguste" and the straight man "whiteface"; indeed, Moha-Samedi's base makeup is white.
Source: Theatre / Mystère
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