Basis and Core

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

Usage example: the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination

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Core is a synonym for basis in action topic. In some cases you can use "Core" instead a noun "Basis", when it comes to topics like principle, essence, fundamental, fundamental point.

Nearby Word: basic

Core noun - The seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions.

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Basis is a synonym for core in principle topic. You can use "Basis" instead a noun "Core", if it concerns topics such as essence, center, fundamental.

Nearby Words: cored, coring

human	human basis	human core
good	good basis	good core
normal	normal basis	normal core
complete	complete basis	complete core
Other adjectives: original, friendly, strong, actual, entire, real, little, main, primary, fundamental, last, cultural.

Played with in The Hand of Thrawn duology, where we learn that the entire Empire and New Republic were unknowingly on a "core name basis" with Thrawn, whose full name was Mitth'raw'nuruodo.

Source: Full-Name Basis
Ame from Heart Core does this on a daily basis against her father Royce ever since that day when he forced her into a painful and permanently scarring ritual.

Source: Calling the Old Man Out
The demons of Heart Core can possibly live forever if they can consume Heartcore on a regular basis and not have their head or their own Heartcore destroyed, and they are good-looking.

Source: Really Seven Hundred Years Old / Web Comics

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