Base and Term

Base

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

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Term and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Base and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old base	old term
full	full base	full term
similar	similar base	similar term
original	original base	original term
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, ancient, new, final, military, next, last, different, local, modern.

The official term for Effort Values is "base stats" (not to be confused with the fan term "base stats" below), which was mentioned sparingly in some official guides prior to Generation VI.

Source: Fan Nickname / Video Games N to S
Incidentally, Lüshunkou, with its modern naval base, was taken over by the Russians after being returned from Japan, for a term of 99-years.

Source: Useful Notes / First Sino-Japanese War
Shirayuki isn't pleased◊ and boasts that she and Kinji already kissed once; only for Riko to reply that she already went to "B" (Japanese term for "second base") with him.

Source: Angrish / Anime and Manga

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